Joel Black

About Joel Black

As the fifth chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), I lead the seven-member board that establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments that follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).Early in my career in public accounting, I became passionate about governmental accounting and understanding how governments operate and have been deeply involved the nearly three decades since.Prior to joining the GASB, I was the partner in charge of the audit practice at the accounting firm Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, in Atlanta. I oversaw the audit practice of the firm’s eight offices throughout five states, including the work of more than 300 employees. I also led the firm’s government professional practice group covering more than 400 public sector clients. I led engagements for diverse government clients from communities of fewer than residents to states and state agencies, large counties and cities, school districts, and special-purpose entities with multibillion-dollar budgets. I joined Mauldin & Jenkins in 2004 as a director. I was named partner in 2005 before my appointment to partner in charge of the audit practice in January 2019. Previously, I worked for KPMG LLP from 1992 to 2004.I have been active in numerous professional activities concerning government accounting. I was appointed to the GASB’s Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) in 2019. I served on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) State and Local Government Expert Panel from 2015–2019 and its Government Audit Quality Center Executive Committee from 2012–2015. I am a graduate of Georgia State University and am a certified public accountant.

Experience

1. Chair

   Governmental Accounting Standards Board Gasb

   Jan 2020 — Present · Norwalk, CT, US

   As GASB Chair, I lead our seven-member board in its mission to establish and improve accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments. These standards are developed in concert with a broad and diverse spectrum of stakeholders, who share their views with the Board during the GASB’s extensive due process. Once that process is complete, educating stakeholders on how to successfully implement GASB standards is no less critical.Our environment, as well as our stakeholders’, continues to change rapidly. I look forward to leading our continued evolution as an organization and standard setter.

Education

• Georgia State University

  BBA, Accounting

  1992

Skills

• Gaap