Emily Paul is a supervising project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Emily was part of the project teams that developed accounting and financial reporting standards related to postemployment benefits (including Statements 67, 68, 73,74, 75, 78, and 82) and related implementation guidance. She has also led projects related to capitalization of interest cost (Statement 89), Section 457 deferred compensation plans (Statement 97), and accounting changes and error corrections (Statement 100). Her current project assignments include annual implementation guidance updates, subsequent events research, and the post-implementation review of Statement 87 related to leases.

Before joining the GASB staff in 2013, Emily was a senior associate in Ernst & Young's Financial Accounting Advisory Services practice in New York City. Emily received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Master in Professional Accounting degree from The University of Texas at Austin.