Governance

Board of Governors

IACA is governed by a Board consisting of 11 members, all of whom serve in their individual capacity. Nine members of the Board of Governors are elected by the Assembly of Parties.

In addition, UNODC and the Republic of Austria are each entitled to appoint one member. All regional groups are represented on the Board.

In accordance with Article VI of the IACA Agreement, the Board shall:

(a) Decide on the strategy, policies and guidelines for the activities of the Academy;

(b) Adopt the rules governing the operation of the Academy, including financial regulations and staff rules;

(c) Appoint the Dean for a renewable period of four years, evaluate his or her activities and terminate, if necessary, the appointment of the Dean;

(d) Establish, where appropriate, advisory boards and elect their members;

 

(e) Elect the members of the International Senior Advisory Board and the International Academic Advisory Board, taking due account of their professional qualifications and experience, the principle of equitable geographical distribution as well as gender equality;

(f) Submit the work programme and budget of the Academy to the Assembly for adoption;

(g) Appoint the independent external auditor;

(h) Approve the annual audited statement of the Academy’s accounts;

(i) Report to the Assembly on the progress of the activities of the Academy;

(j) Consider the recommendations of the Assembly relating to the Academy's policies and management;

(k) Adopt strategies and guidelines for ensuring the financial resources of the Academy and assist the Dean’s efforts to that effect;

(l) Determine the conditions of admission of participants in the Academy’s academic activities;

(m) Approve the establishment of cooperative relationships in accordance with Article XIII;

(n) Submit international agreements to the Assembly for approval;

(o) Evaluate the activities of the Academy on the basis of reports by the Dean and make recommendations concerning these activities.

MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD

 

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Mathias
Vogl
Austria

 

Started in 2021

Chairperson (since 2024)

Director General in the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria

Ekpo
Nta
Nigeria

Started in 2015

Vice Chairperson (since 2024)

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)

Amal Ahmed
Alkuwari
Qatar

Started in 2024

Director of Control and Development Department, Administrative Control and Transparency Authority

Patricia Ximena
Arriagada Villouta
Chile

Started in 2015

Former Deputy Comptroller General

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji
Azam Baki
Malaysia

 

Started in 2021

Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission

Patrick
Gbakou
Cote d’Ivoire

Started in 2024

Director of the Cabinet of the High Authority for Good Governance

Yong
Guo
China

 

Started in 2018

Vice Chairman of Tsinghua University Council, Professor, School of Public Policy & Management of Tsinghua University

Suzanne
Hayden
UNODC

Started in 2024

Chief Legal Strategist, Rhizome Insights

Elnur
Musayev
Azerbaijan

Started in 2024
Director of Non-criminal Proceedings Department, Prosecutor General's Office

Muhyieddeen
Shaban Touq
Jordan

Started in 2024

President of the Higher Council of the National Centre for Curriculum Development (NCCD)

Anna
Karapetyan
Armenia

Started in 2025

Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

FORMER MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD

 

Eduardo Vetere (Former Member/UNODC)

2012 - 2024

Shakir AL-Saleh (Former Member/Saudi Arabia)

2022- 2024

Pak Un Jong (Former Member/Republic of Korea)

2018 - 2024

Silviu Ioan Popa (Former Member/Romania)

2021 - 2024

Magdi Youssef (Former Member/Egypt)

2018 - 2024

Alexei Konov (Former Member/Russian Federation)

2018 - 2022

Vusal Huseynov (Former Member/Azerbaijan)

2015 - 2021

Karl Hutter (Former Member/Austria)

2018 - 2021

Sérgio Nogueira Seabra (Former Member/Brazil)

2015 - 2021

H.E. Muhyieddeen Shaban Touq (Former Member/Jordan)

2015 - 2021

Sergey N. Dubik (Former Member/Russian Federation)

2012 - 2018

Hermann Feiner (Former Member/Austria)

2012 - 2018

Jorge Juan de Dios Fernández Tapia (Former Member/Bolivia)

2012 - 2015

Young Ran Kim (Former Member/Republic of Korea)

2012 - 2015

Mordechai Kremnitzer (Former Member/Israel)

2012 - 2015

Abu Kassim bin Mohamed (Former Member and Vice Chairperson 2012 - 2015/Malaysia)

2012 - 2018

Daniel Marius Morar (Former Member/Romania)

2012 - 2015

H.E. Margarita Popova (Former Member and Chairperson 2012 - 2016/Bulgaria)

2012 - 2018

Pakdee Pothisiri (Former Member and Vice Chairperson 2016 - 2018/Thailand)

2012 - 2018

Cecilia Villanueva Bracho (Former Member/Mexico)

2012 - 2014

Hasan Neamah Yasir Al Yasiri (Former Minister and Commissioner of Integrity/Iraq)

2012 - 2019

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