Dr. Yvonne L. Hinson

Yvonne Hinson, PhD, CPA is the CEO of the American Accounting Association. Prior to assuming this role in September 2020, she served as the Academic in Residence and VP for Student & Faulty Initiatives for the Association of international Certified Professional Accountants.  She began her accounting career with Arthur Andersen in Charlotte, NC.  After returning to the University of Tennessee to pursue her Ph.D., Yvonne accepted a position with Wake Forest University.  During her over 18-year career at Wake Forest University she served as a faculty member, Director of Accountancy and Dean of Charlotte Programs. Yvonne has served on numerous academic and community committees and nonprofit Boards and is a past President of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, past Chair of the AAA Membership Advisory Committee and a past member of the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Board, the North Carolina Association of CPAs Board and the United States Federal Government Cost Accounting Standards Board. She is currently a member of the PhD Project Board. Recently, Yvonne was named by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Accounting for 2024. She was also named one of the 2024 and 2025 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today. Her research has been published in both academic and practitioner journals.  She earned her BS in accounting and MBA from UNC-Charlotte.