Mr. Laux leads the IIRC for North America which is a global coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the accounting profession and NGOs promoting communication about value creation as the next step in the evolution of corporate reporting.

Prior to joining the IIRC, Bob spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation, most recently as the treasury controller. Prior to joining Microsoft, Bob was an industry fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) where he was responsible for coordinating the activities of the emerging issues task force. Bob spent 8 years at General Motors.

Mr. Laux has a BA in accounting from Michigan State University. He earned an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. He is a Certified Management Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Mr. Laux is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Management Accountants; the International Accounting Standards Board Global Preparers Forum. He is also a member of the American Accounting Association’s Future of Accounting Education and Practice Advisory Group as well as the Finance Committee.