Paras Kharwal

Accredify Global

Paras Kharwal is the founder and CEO of Accredify Global, a UAF-accredited certification body based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. He is an Exemplar Global–certified ISO 9001 lead auditor and ISO/IEC 27001 lead auditor, and brings more than two decades of experience in enterprise technology, governance, and risk, including senior architecture roles at FedEx, Dell Technologies, and Comcast.

Wed, 10/21/2026 - 12:03

Your First 12 Months of ISO 9001:2026 Transition: An Auditor’s Perspective The three-year transition sounds generous. Here’s why it isn’t, and how to use the first year well.

Wed, 10/21/2026 - 12:03

On Sept. 16, 2026, ISO published the sixth edition of ISO 9001. Within days, the summaries arrived: what changed in Clause 5, what the new Annex A says, how the 2024 climate amendment carries forward. They’re useful, but they answer the questions…