Carl Mayes is the AICPA's Vice President – Ethics and Firm Quality. He is responsible for leading the AICPA's Professional Ethics and Peer Review teams, overseeing the Profession Ready Initiative, and assisting the CEO – Public Accounting in operationalizing the Public Accounting team's agenda. 

Previously, Carl served as the AICPA’s Vice President - Audit and Accounting Quality, overseeing the AICPA's Governmental Audit Quality Center, Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, Not-for-Profit Section, Enhancing Audit Quality initiative and A&A learning portfolio. He directed CPA Evolution from inception through 2021, redefining the CPA licensure model, and served on the AICPA Peer Review team. 

Carl has been named one of Forbes's Best-in-State CPAs and one of the top 40 accounting professionals under 40 by CPA Practice Advisor. He is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and a Certified Association Executive.