Bernhard Schatz

Bernhard Schatz serves as a Director at PwC Austria, specializing in Public Sector and Sustainability Reporting, where responsibilities include co-leading a team of experts and developing strategies for clients adopting accrual accounting and improving Public Financial Management Systems. Schatz holds multiple influential positions, including Senior Manager at the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) Sustainability Reference Group, member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and member of various working groups focusing on public sector and sustainability reporting. As a lecturer for Public Financial Management at FH Campus Wien, Schatz contributes to academia while also holding a role on the Technical Advisory Board of The World Bank's PULSAR Program. Educational qualifications include a Magister in Sozioökonomie from WU Vienna and certifications in Public Financial Management and IPSAS from ACCA.