Patricia Siqueira Varela

Prof. Varela is currently a researcher and a doctor professor at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) in the School of Economics, Business and Accounting. She holds a master's and a doctor's degree in Controllership and Accounting from the University of São Paulo, and a postdoctoral degree in Public Administration and Government from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo. She has supervised students in the Program of Postgraduate Studies in Controllership and Accounting and is the leader of the research group Center of Studies in Accounting and Government. Her research and publications focus on public sector accounting and public policies performance. She is an IPSASB member and she also performs the role of standard-setter as both a member of the Permanent Committee for Public Sector Accounting at Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CP CASP) and a deputy member of the Technical Committee linked to the National Treasury (CTCONF) which is responsible for issuing mandatory standards for public sector entities in all federation levels (municipalities, states and central government). She also is a member of Academia Paulista de Contabilidade. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)