In February, Madelyn Antoncic was appointed the new global CEO of the SASB Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization responsible for the funding and oversight of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Antoncic took the time to respond to questions from The Trusted Professional about her views on sustainability and her priorities as CEO.

KPMG LLP Chief Diversity Officer Michele C. Meyer-Shipp said that achieving diversity and inclusion in the workplace “is a marathon, not a sprint,” noting that women—and men of color—have been leaning in for years, and now it is time for everyone else to lean in to meet them. She spoke during a public conversation with NYSSCPA President Jan C. Herringer at the Society’s Women’s Leadership Forum, held on Jan. 18 in Manhattan.  The NYSSCPA hosted the Forum, its first ever, as part of its effort to promote diversity and inclusion within the profession and effect change for future generations.

Zachary Gordon, chair of the NYSSCPA’s Cannabis Industry Committee, would like you to discard the tired jokes and stereotypes. With the majority of U.S. states having at least some degree of legalization, ranging from medical to recreational, cannabis is a rapidly maturing industry that presents lucrative opportunities for business professionals of all stripes. The prospect of a recreational cannabis program in New York is one of the reasons why Gordon’s committee is organizing a Cannabis Conference on Dec. 11, which will explore these opportunities in depth.

While the CPA profession is certainly no stranger to technological advance, innovations like blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, as well as the increasing automation of routine tasks, promise to radically reshape the industry. It is a change that will affect not only what kind of work firms do, but whom they will hire to do it, something that will be particularly important for recent graduates who are entering an increasingly tech-centered profession.

Given the Arthur Andersen brand’s association with a major accounting fraud, one might think the name would have too much baggage to be something a company would want to take on, let alone fight for in court. And for a while, it was, according to Mark L. Vorsatz, CEO of Andersen Tax and an alumnus of the original Arthur Andersen firm.