The IFP is guided by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the final deliberative and decision-making body regarding matters that materially affect the welfare and integrity of the IFP. Members of IFP’s Board of Directors are as follows:

Board Members:

• Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, Chairman and Founder of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Jeanette Koger, Senior Manager, Products & Services, - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Toby J.F. Bishop, CPA, CFE, Director, Deloitte Forensic Center, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
• Trent Gazzaway, Managing Partner of Public Policy and Corporate Governance, Grant Thornton
• James McGinnis, Head of AML, Ethics and Compliance, BNP Paribas North America
• John Warren, CFE, J.D., Vice President & General Counsel, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Officers:

IFP officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Institute in accordance with the authority granted them by the IFP Bylaws or by resolution of the Board of Directors. The current officers of the IFP are:

• President — Mary-Jo Kranacher, CFE, CPA, MBA
• Executive Director — Dr. Timothy A. Pearson, Ph.D., CPA
• Secretary — John Warren, CFE, J.D.
• Director of Research — Dr. Richard A. Riley, Jr., CFE, Ph.D., CPA/CFF
• IFP Liaison — Ms. Alani Mundie, CFE

Other IFP Affiliates that do not hold seats on the Board, but who offer advice and guidance are:

• Intellectual Partners: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government Accountability Office, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, National White-Collar Crime Center, Council of Better Business Bureaus, , the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FinCEN, and LexisNexis
• Research Consortium: West Virginia University (WVU), Brigham Young University (BYU), Australian National University (ANU), University of National and World Economy (Sofia, Bulgaria), University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, , St. Xavier University, University of Central Florida, University of Connecticut, Kennesaw State University, and York College, CUNY