Bachelor of Accountancy degree (UZ), CGAI, FCCA, CPA(Z), RPAcc, MBA (NUST)

Mrs Mildred Chiri has over 30 years’ experience of working in the public sector. She is the former Auditor-General of Zimbabwe. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Zimbabwe. She is a fellow of the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe (CGAI). She is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) as well as a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Zimbabwe (CPA(Z)). Mrs Chiri is a Registered Public Accountant (RPAcc). She also holds an MBA from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). She is also a Public Sector Professional Accountant member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe.

Mrs Chiri is a past Board member of the INTOSAI Development Initiative, an organisation that assists Supreme Audit Institutions (Auditor Generals’ Offices) throughout the world, with capacity building. The organisation is based in Oslo, Norway where board meetings are held. Mrs Chiri was on this Board from 2012 to 2016. Mrs Chiri was also a member of the Governing Board of AFROSAI (African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions). She is a past vice president of AFROSAI-E (African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions for English Speaking countries). She has also been a member of the Interim Oversight Board on the professionalization of Public Sector Accounting and auditing in Africa. Mrs Chiri was the patron of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Zimbabwe from 2006 to 2023. She was an ex-officio member of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB). She was the co-chair of the Public Sector Project Group for the professionalization programme in the public sector from 2015 up to 2022 when the programme was handed over to the Public Service Commission. She was also a member of the Zimcode Trust, a non-governmental organisation charged with spearheading corporate governance and crafting national codes on corporate governance in Zimbabwe.

Mrs Chiri was involved in the crafting of the National Code on Corporate Governance which was launched in 2015. She chaired the theme on the ‘Role of Government and Governance’. She is a current Board member of the United Methodist Healthcare Trust having been appointed in 2023. Mrs Chiri won the Chartered Secretary of the year award for 2010 which was bestowed by the Institute of Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute (CGAI) for the role of the Auditor-General’s Office in promoting transparency and accountability. In 2016, she also received an award from the Women’s Institute of Leadership, called the Women’s Top Leaders Excellence Award for the Government Sector. In 2023 she received a Lifetime Achievement award for being one of the 50 Most Inspirational Women in Zimbabwe. In 2023 again she also received a certificate of appreciation for her contribution to the Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute in Zimbabwe.