Robert H. Herz, CPA, FCA

Robert H. Herz, CPA, FCA

  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Chair of the Compensation Committee
President, Robert H. Herz LLC

Board member since 2014

Background

Robert H. Herz is President of Robert H. Herz LLC and a member of several corporate and advisory boards.

From 2010 to 2023, Mr. Herz was an Executive-in-Residence at Columbia Business School. From 2002 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and was one of the original members of the International Accounting Standards Board. Mr. Herz also served on the Standing Advisory Group of the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from 2012 to 2020, and was a Board member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation (SASB) from 2014-2021. He was formerly a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Herz has participated in several committees and task forces, including the Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the G7 Impact Task Force, and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts. He chaired the AICPA SEC Regulations Committee and the Transnational Auditors Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. He was also a member of the International Capital Markets Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange and the American Accounting Association’s Financial Accounting Standards Committee. Additionally, Mr. Herz is a coauthor of the 2023 study issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) that provides guidance to organizations implementing internal controls over sustainability information.

Select experience

  • Internationally-renowned accounting, capital markets, sustainable business operations, and financial reporting expert
  • Seasoned public company board member with extensive governance knowledge

Education and awards

B.A. in Economics from University of Manchester, England; Accounting Hall of Fame inductee; Outstanding Achievement Award – Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales; Gold Medal of Distinction - Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

Other board experience

  • Director, Chair of Audit Committee, Member of Governance and Sustainability Committee, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) (2012 to present)
  • Director and Chair of Audit Committee, Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) (2011 to 2024)