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Staff
Suzanne Q. Bielstein
Director–Major Projects and Technical Activities
As director of major projects and technical activities, Suzanne Q. Bielstein manages FASB staff activities related to research and development of new accounting standards.
Since becoming director in 2002, Ms. Bielstein has been charged with leading some of the most significant projects in FASB’s history, including those dealing with share-based payment, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans, and the accounting for both business combinations and lease arrangements, among many others.
As the FASB staff member responsible for overseeing the Board’s convergence initiative with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), Ms. Bielstein and her team work closely with their IASB counterparts in pursuit of a common set of high-quality accounting standards that the Boards believe will enhance the consistency, comparability, and efficiency of global financial statements and enable capital markets to move more effectively.
Prior to her appointment as director, Ms. Bielstein served in various capacities within the FASB, including as assistant director of technical research and as a project manager.
Before joining the FASB in 1999, Ms. Bielstein spent five years with Caradon plc, as the company’s vice president of planning for North America, and as vice president and corporate controller of Clarke American Checks, Inc., a corporate subsidiary of that organization.
Prior to joining Caradon, Ms. Bielstein was an audit partner at KPMG, where she began her accounting career.
Ms. Bielstein holds a B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
sqbielstein@fasb.org
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