Susan Coffey
United States of America
Chief Executive Officer of Public Accounting, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Sue Coffey is CEO of Public Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. In this role, Ms. Coffey leads the Association's strategy to advance public accounting domestically and globally and sets strategy for the Association's assurance, advisory, tax and practice management initiatives in the U.S. and abroad. Her most recent focus is on securing a robust and highly skilled U.S. CPA talent pipeline; promoting the value and relevancy of U.S. CPAs and CPA firms, including evolving the profession's core services, leveraging emerging technology and advancing practice quality; and creating opportunities for practice growth around the use of new technologies and in emerging service areas, including environmental/social/governance.
Ms. Coffey has served as a technical advisor for the AICPA & CIMA's representative on the IFAC Board of Directors for many years, has served on IFAC advisory committees and is a representative on the Global Accounting Alliance. She is a licensed CPA in New York and New Jersey. She is consistently on Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list. Prior to joining the Association, Ms. Coffey was with PricewaterhouseCoopers' audit and assurance practice. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Fairfield University.