Wenxiu Zhang, CISA

Wenxiu Zhang is the 2026-27 Director, Audit Committee (AC), on The IIA’s Global Board of Directors.

Wenxiu is a highly accomplished professional with more than a decade of distinguished experience in United Nations auditing. Since 2013, she has held successive roles as a Principal Auditor and Team Leader, leading and completing seven United Nations audit projects with exceptional results.

With more than 20 years of experience in internal auditing, Wenxiu currently serves as the Dean of the International Joint Audit Institute at Nanjing Audit University, where she leads the development of auditing programs and advances the auditing discipline.

Wenxiu is a professor deeply committed to both theoretical research and practical application in international and internal auditing. She teaches a broad range of auditing courses, including Internal Auditing and Auditing Techniques and Methods, to undergraduate, postgraduate, and international students. Her academic contributions are substantial, including more than 40 published academic papers and three monographs that have helped advance the auditing profession.

Wenxiu holds a Doctorate in Management from Nanjing University. She is recognized as a Senior External Audit Expert for the United Nations Board of Auditors and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).