Russell G. Golden began his term as the seventh Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on 1 July 2013. Initially appointed to the FASB in 2010, his first term as Chair extends to 30 June 2017. Mr. Golden brings to his leadership role deep experience in technical accounting issues obtained during his six years in various staff positions with the FASB. Prior to joining the FASB as a Senior Technical Advisor in 2004, Mr. Golden was a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in the National Office Accounting Services department. Mr. Golden earned his Bachelor’s degree from Washington State University. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Connecticut.

The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith is the UK Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), a role he has held since Feb 2020. His responsibilities include climate, environment (including oceans, biodiversity and Illegal Wildlife Trade), the Pacific region and conservation. He was previously a Minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and at the Department for International Development.

Mr. Gómez holds a Geography and History B.A. from La Rochelle University in France, a M.A. and PhD in Political Science both from the Paris Institute of Political Studies - Sciences Po Paris. His professional curriculum includes several positions as an expert in public policy analysis. He has served as consultant both for international and national Government entities such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the Ministry of Interior, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, amongst other. Currently, he serves as the Director for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies at the National Planning Department of Colombia. From this position, he acts as the Technical Secretary of the SDG Commission.

Jacinta Gomez is Oceana’s Outreach and Project Director in Belize. Originally from Belize, Jacinta is committed to protecting Belize’s marine resources having spent much of her childhood on or near the water. In 2019, Jacinta received her M.S. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics, for which she received the Chevening Fellowship.

Jacinta joined Oceana in April 2016 as the Communications and Coalitions Officer and has led Oceana’s Field Representative program in Belize since February 2017. Prior to her time at Oceana, she attended the University of South Florida where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Jacinta also holds a Master’s degree in Development Policy from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in Sejong City, South Korea where she concentrated her studies on International Development and Public Administration

René Gomez Garcia was State Minister for Public Works and Services of Bolivia (2003-2005). He was also Director of Hydrological basins and land at the Ministry of Sustainable Development in Bolivia, as well as the National Coordinator of the Capacity 21 Programme of UNDP. He has more than 27 years of experience in the implementation of irrigation programs in the United States and in various Latin American countries. He has also taught in several private and public universities in Bolivia. He holds a PHD in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California at Davis and a MS in Agriculture and Irrigation Engineering at Utah State University, both in the United States. He is a civil engineer graduated at the Technological Institute of Monterrey, Mexico.

Antoni Gómez is the international chairman of Auren, a firm of Auditing, Consulting and Tax and Legal, which provides services to SME mainly, present in nine different countries. He was one of the founding partners of one of Auren Spanish offices (Barcelona). He is also chairman of Antea, an international alliance of independent firms. He is vice chairman of the Catalonian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He became a member of the IFAC Small and Medium Practices Committee in January 2015. He was nominated by the Spanish Institute of Chartered Accountants. Graduated in Economics and Chartered Accountant, Mr Gomez is specialized in Audit and Consultancy, with over 30 years of experience and on free exercise of profession since 1975. He was a member of the FEE Audit Education Working Party and advisor of some charities and professional and academic organizations.

Peggy is a UK PwC Assurance partner with experience in large scale technology development and providing audit and assurance services. She has spent the last 5 years in our Assurance Transformation team leading global investment programmes. Her focus is on: helping PwC’s Assurance practice innovate and respond to the impact of emerging technologies within client processes; considering how PwC can embrace on the new capabilities technology enables to support high quality delivery of their services; and adapting PwC to the future working practices technology will drive.

Aimee T. Gonzales is currently the Executive Director of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), a regional coordinating mechanism to foster healthy and resilient coasts and oceans through applying science based integrated management solutions and strategic partnerships in the East Asian Seas.

Prior to joining PEMSEA, she did analytical and advocacy work to promote policy reforms in the interface of trade, investment and environment with WWF International for more than two decades, notably on fisheries subsidies report in the WTO and in forging closer collaboration on trade, environment and development policy communities.

Before then, she served as Head Executive Assistant to two Cabinet Secretaries of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

She holds a Masters in Environmental Assessment and Education from the London School of Economics and a Masters’ Degree in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore

Daniel Arribas Gonzalez is the Director General for Consumer Affairs of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda, of the government of Spain.

Daniel Arribas holds degrees in Law and Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, as well as a Master’s degree in European Union Law from the same university. In the previous legislative term, he worked as the legal head at the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, leading regulatory production and legal advising in that area.

As a lawyer, he has specialized in Competition Law. He has developed his career in both national and international law firms and has participated in providing legal advice on administrative sanction proceedings before national and EU authorities, as well as in procedures related to merger control, state aid, and advertising law.