Jackson M. Day

Jackson M. Day was appointed technical director of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on July 1, 2024. In this role, he is responsible for managing the FASB's standard-setting activities and research and technical staff.

Prior to joining the FASB, Mr. Day was with Ernst & Young LLP (EY), the global accounting and professional services firm, where he was previously its chief accountant.

Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. Louis, Missouri. Rising through the ranks of the EY network, his career path later took him to London, New York, and Munich serving in a variety of leadership roles in the United States and abroad including as global director for capital markets.

Mr. Day also served as the deputy chief accountant and, later, acting chief accountant, in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC, from 2000 to 2003. He was an FASB practice fellow from 1997 to 1999 and has been a member of the Emerging Issues Task Force. He also is a former member of numerous leadership and advisory groups in the accounting profession.

Mr. Day earned his undergraduate degree in business administration at Kansas State University.