FAF Announces Leadership Changes

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s (FAF’s) board of trustees has announced the following leadership changes:

• Dalia Blass has been appointed as the FAF’s new board chair to replace Edward Bernard. Ms. Blass will serve for a three-year term that begins on January 1, 2026.
• Erin Hill has been appointed as the FAF’s new executive director to replace John Auchincloss, who will be officially retiring from the FAF on December 31, 2025, “after a brief transition period” (Ms. Hill is joining the FAF on October 1, 2025).
• Frederick Cannon has been reappointed to the FASB for a second five-year term that begins on July 1, 2026, and ends on June 30, 2031.
• Jacqueline Reck has been reappointed to the GASB for a second term that begins on July 1, 2026, and ends on June 30, 2032.