Roger Simnett is an Emeritus Professor at UNSW Sydney and a Professorial Research Fellow and Research Director at the Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre at Deakin University. He has over 25 years background in international standard setting, including being a member of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (2002-2005, 2019-2021), and the Chair and CEO of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (2017-2020). He researches extensively in audit and assurance and has numerous refereed and professional publications. In 2018 he was awarded the Order of Australia for service to the accounting profession and education and in 2019 was elected to the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. He is also a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Academy of Social Sciences.