The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced on Friday that Daniel J. Dustin will become the organization’s next president and CEO, beginning on Aug. 1. He will succeed Ken L. Bishop, following his retirement.
Dustin currently serves as NASBA’s vice president, state board relations, a role he has held since Jan, 1, 2012. He is also a member of the NYSSCPA.
“Dan’s long history and expertise in accounting regulation makes him uniquely qualified to assume the role as president and CEO of NASBA,” said NASBA Chair Stephanie M. Saunders. “I have had the distinct opportunity to collaborate with Dan over the years on key initiatives and programs including the Uniform Accountancy Act, CPA Evolution and Professional Licensure. This is an exciting time for our organization, especially as he will lead NASBA into the future to fulfill the mission of enhancing the effectiveness and advancing the common interests of the 55 U.S. Boards of Accountancy.”
Before joining NASBA, Dustin served as executive secretary of the New York State Board for Public Accountancy, an appointment that was made in 1998 by the New York State Board of Regents. As executive secretary, he was responsible for professional licensing, practice and conduct, including professional discipline of CPAs and Pas in New York. As a key point person in the regulatory process, he monitored the evolution of professional practice at national and state levels and developed and drafted proposed legislation and amendments to New York State accountancy rules and regulations.
Dustin earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in accounting from Clarkson University and he became a licensed CPA in 1988. He is the 2010 recipient of NASBA’s prestigious Lorraine P. Sachs Standard of Excellence Award for distinction in accountancy regulation and public protection .
Dustin's participation on the joint NASBA-AICPA CPA Evolution initiative resulted in changes to the CPA licensure model, which recognize the rapidly changing skills and competencies the practice of accounting requires today and will require in the future. Currently, Dustin is a member of the National Pipeline Advisory Group, established by the AICPA to explore hurdles to earning a CPA license and ways to strengthen the accounting pipeline. He is also working with NASBA’s Professional Licensure Task Force, which is charged with considering new concepts for CPA licensure that may be included in the Uniform Accountancy Act to update the current licensure model.
"I was fortunate to meet Dan more than 25 years ago at NASBA's Executive Directors Conference in California," Bishop said in a statement. "He was the new executive secretary for the New York Board, and I was the new executive director for the Missouri Board. We have remained good friends since that initial introduction. I congratulate Dan Dustin for being selected to lead the association into the future. He has done an outstanding job as vice president of state board relations, and I know he will be successful as NASBA's president and CEO."