Atlanta Auditor to Take Helm at Government Accounting Rulemaker

An auditor well known in state and local government accounting circles will take the helm at the governmental accounting rulemaker in July, the parent organization of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board announced Jan. 7.

Joel Black, partner in charge of the audit practice at Mauldin & Jenkins LLC in Atlanta, will start his seven-year term as GASB chairman on July 1, the Financial Accounting Foundation said.

Black has served as a member of GASB’s main advisory panel and also on the American Institute of CPA’s state and local government expert panel. He worked at KPMG LLP before joining ...