Chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)

Andreas Bergmann is a Professor and Director Public Sector at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law. He became Chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) in 2010 after serving the board as a public member since 2006.

In 2010, Andreas Bergmann was a Visiting Professor at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He is Advisor to PFM reforms in Central Asia, Latin America, South East Asia, and various international organizations. From 2003 to 2009, he was the Scientific Advisor for the public sector accounting reforms at the federal and state level in Switzerland. He was also a member and later Chair of the advisory committee for GFSM2001/ESVG95 implementation in Switzerland. In 1999, he joined Zurich University of Applied Sciences as a Senior Lecturer and became a full Professor in 2002. Andreas Bergmann started his career as a business consultant before joining the Ministry of Education of the State of Zurich as a Project Manager for NPM Reforms/Head of Controlling.

He holds a diploma from Lancaster University, and a master's degree and a Ph.D. from St. Gallen University.