Professor Rahat Munir is the Head of Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University, Sydney. He is FCA, FCPA, CMA and PhD. He is also forensic accounting and financial integrity specialist with financial crime investigative expertise. He is currently Chairperson of Chairs of Accounting and Finance (CAFF) Schools/Departments of all Australian and New Zealand Universities. He is also serving on the Education Board of the Chartered Accountants Australian & New Zealand with a prime responsibility to implement IFAC’s International Education Standards (IESs) 2, 3, 4 and 6 globally. This is the highest appointment by any professional body in Australia & New Zealand. Professor Munir has also served on the TAFE NSW Higher Education Academic Board.

He is internationally renowned for curriculum development, pioneering innovative learning and teaching (L&T) practices and accreditation. Professor Munir through his leadership maintained strong and ongoing relationship with external stakeholders, including professional associations, universities and communities - Universities in China, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Europe. He has served on the panel for Faculty/Course Reviews of various Universities in Australia and New Zealand. With his strong engagement with industry, he leads CFO Forum, Industry Academic Series, Modern Slavery Thought Leadership and Women Leadership in Accounting and Finance.

He has written over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, monographs and commissioned reports, and over 50 publications for professional and lay audiences. Although the bulk of his research focuses on management accounting and controls, he has also published in important cognate areas such as education, CSR, SDGs, corporate governance and culture. Professor Munir has delivered scores of invited/keynote presentations, and his expert opinions has been featured in radio, television, newspapers, newsletters, and web outlets. He has served as guest editor and referee/scientific program committee member of various international journals, and organised international conferences.

He is affiliated with several professional bodies including the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Professional Risk Managers International Association, USA, American Accounting Association, British Accounting Association, Canadian Accounting Association and European Accounting Association. Professor Munir’s sustained excellence in teaching and research has been recognised through international awards, including Business/Higher Education Roundtable Award for excellence in accounting teaching collaborations. He has served on the judging panel of the Momentum Media and Accountants Daily’s Australian Accounting and Australian Digital Technology, Women in Finance and 30 Under 30 Awards. Professor Munir's case study - The Ethics of Profit in the Australian Retail Industry was amongst the top 4 teaching cases globally by the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington DC for the ‘Best Teaching Case Studies Award’ competition.