Professor Howard Davey is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of CPA Australia. His research includes more than 200 publications, with over 60 refereed journal articles and five books, three of which have multiple editions. He supervised over 15 PhDs to successful completion.

He has been extensively involved in the admission requirements of the NZICA and until recently sat on and chaired the Education Board of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).