Governance for the Institute for Internal Controls (TheIIC) is provided by the Advisory Board, whose members are displayed below. The Advisory Board is headed by the Chairman. Its members are appointed and serve on a voluntary basis. All members of the Advisory Board must hold the CICA or CCS designation and be a member in good standing. 

Meet the Advisory Board

Dr. Frank Nasuti, Ph.D., CPA, CICA, CFE, CGMA is Chairman (Emeritus) and founder of The Institute for Internal Controls. He has over 30 years of experience in internal controls. His past positions and experience include internal controls consulting and forensic accounting, internal audit and Big 4 Public Accounting, and law enforcement at the Federal and State level. He has extensive research experience and has taught in the doctorate and masters programs at Nova Southeastern University, in the MS in Accounting program at Widener University, and the undergraduate programs at Rutgers University and Temple University. He has also delivered lectures to graduate students in the MBA program at Arcadia University. 

Professor Thomas M. Brinker Jr.. CICA, CPA, CFE, ChFC, PFS, AEP, is a Professor of Accounting and Executive Director of the M.B.A. Program at Arcadia University. Professor Brinker holds master’s degrees in taxation (MST) and accounting (MSA) from Widener University, a juris doctorate in international law from Columbia Pacific University, and an LLM in international taxation from Regent University School of Law. He has published articles in numerous journals, including The Journal of International Taxation, The Tax Adviser, The CPA Journal, and The Journal of Financial Service Professionals. Brinker gives numerous presentations throughout the year on tax planning and compliance. His interests include financial accounting, tax planning and compliance for individuals and businesses.

Dr. Cevdet Kızıl, Ph.D., CPA, CICA, CCS, ISO27001 LA, ISO9001 LA is a full professor of Accounting. He is the founding President of the Turkey chapter of the IIC. Dr. Kızıl holds a B.S. degree in Management from Istanbul University, M.B.A. and M.S. degrees from Southern New Hampshire University, doctoral degree from Kadir Has University and a post-doc from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a member of Delta Mu Delta (DMD) Honor Society in Business Administration. His teaching experience includes several accounting courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in Turkey, Poland and the U.S. Dr.Kızıl’s articles and books had also been published by many journals and publishing houses, such as the Harvard Business Review (Turkey). He is currently the Head of Accounting-Finance Branch in Istanbul Medeniyet University.

Robert "Trim" Blair, CICA, CFE, retired from the USAF in 2011 as a Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service.  Then, after four-years fighting bank theft with the FDIC as a regional fraud SME, he moved on to his current gig as the Inspector General for Air Force Central Command.  He and his wife, Marianne live in South Carolina with their two Bichon puppies.    

Chris Doxey, CICA, CAPP, CCSA, CISA, is presently a management consultant for Doxey Inc. and has held senior finance and controller positions at DEC, Compaq, HP, MCI, APEX Analytix, and BSI Healthcare. Chris has earned bachelor's degrees in English and Accounting, a MBA, and a graduate certificate in project management. She is currently developing a certification program for controllers for the Institute of Finance and Management (IOFM) and has written numerous articles and published two handbooks: AP Leadership Skills and Implementing a Controls Self Assessment Program for Accounts Payable.

Dr. Robert E. Davis, DBA, CICA, CISA is a senior audit manager/consultant, a freelance author as well as a university-level professor. His unique qualifications encompass over thirty years of internal control practice and scholarship experience. Dr. Davis has provided data security consulting and information systems auditing services to a highly regarded government agency and corporations of various employee sizes. His past teaching experience includes positions with Temple University, in the Master of Science in IT Auditing and Cyber-Security program, and the undergraduate programs at Bryant & Stratton College and Cheyney University. He has also served as a Temple University Master  of Science in IT Auditing and Cyber-Security Advisory Councilmen and CISA in Residence.

John Kyriazoglou,  CICA, is the Editor-in-Chief of TheIIC Internal Controls e-Magazine and represents Western Europe on the Advisory Board. John is a Business Thinker, Consultant and an Author. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto (B.A. Honors), a Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) and Management Consultant with over 40 years global experience on Data Management, IT Auditing, IT Security, IT Project Management and Data Privacy issues. He has written many books (over 60) on Data Privacy Protection, Business Management Controls, IT, Corporate Wellness, Duty of Care, etc.