Marc Siegel

Former FASB and SASB Board Member at .

Speaker

Marc focuses on helping the capital markets ensure transparent articulation of corporate long-term value creation stories, through investor communication channels, both within and outside of regulatory filings. He has unique experience of having set both financial accounting as well as sustainability reporting standards. Marc completed a ten-year term as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in June 2018 and was also a member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) from 2019 until it merged into the International Sustainability Standards Board in 2022.

RECOGNITION/AWARDS

Notable 2023 leaders in sustainability by Crain’s New York Business

Ones to Watch 2021 by Accounting Toda

Relevant Experience

PwC | National Office Partner

• Provides insights and thought leadership on corporate reporting to capital markets

• Investor engagement leader, translating the understanding of investor perspectives to help improve Board and management communications to the markets.

EY | Corporate & ESG Reporting Thought Leader

• Provided insights on ESG and corporate reporting, including matters involving investors, corporations, NGOs and regulators. As convergence evolves between financial and non-financial reporting, market participants are asking what they need to know and what actions they should take. Marc shares perspectives on these issues via a combination of high value communication channels to connect with key audiences.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) | Board member

• Member of the standards board which developed market-validated, industry-specific metrics for sustainability information for an investor audience.

• Engaged with wide variety of market participants, facilitating the voluntary adoption of SASB standards by over 2000 companies prior to merger with International Financial Reporting Foundation.

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board | Board member

• FASB finalized new major standards for revenue recognition, lease accounting, credit losses, short duration insurance contracts and hedge accounting

• Revamped communications, particularly those geared toward investors

• Hosted sector-specific Q&A webcasts with corporate preparers on impact of new revenue rules

• Developed podcasts on investor uses of tax disclosures and impacts of new rules regarding stock compensation

• Hosted forums on both coasts with auditors, preparers, securities regulators, securities attorneys, investors and audit committee members to kick off Disclosure Framework project

International Integrated Reporting Council/Corporate Reporting Dialogue (CRD) | Observer

• FASB observer to IIRC and CRD

Riskmetrics/Center for Financial Research and Analysis | Director of Research

• Led research team of equity analysts providing actionable information to buyside institutional