George Mentz Education Companies

Commissioner Mentz is the CEO and leader of international educational consulting companies that offer accrediation, certification training and equivalancy education and sanction.  Mentz’s companies are SIS Cert Sanctioned, ISO Certified 29993,   and have achieved  MACCA QAHE and ECLBS European Accreditation Agency Recognized.  Mentz has achieved ISO 9001, ISO 21001 , and have been ESQ and TUV Austria Accredited and Offer Certification Training Worldwide in Management, Finance, Risk, HR, and Wealth Management. Mentz is the first lawyer in US history to negotiate standards agreements directly with USDE Governement recognized accreditation agencies. Mentz is a pioneer in e-Learning and has taught over 300 accredited program courses in law, wealth management, ethics, philosophy, and business in the last 30 years.

List of Accreditation and Alliances with GAFM

1. US Dept of Education Recognized ACBSP & GAFM standards Alliance with the Council Higher Education Quality Standards Bodies – The GAFM ® Board of Standards is a founding member of the quality assurance standards in signed contract with the International QualityStandards Body.
2. GAFM Certification Board has a Legal Agreement on Certification Standards with the National Business School Accreditation Agency –Over 800 USA Accredited Business schools offer courses, programs and exams that count for GAFM certifications.  [LINK]www.gafm.org/ACBSP.pdf 
3. GAFM IBS and AAPM now hold SIS Certification Sanction in the EU. SIS is an Accredited body recognized by the IAS and IAF globally.
4. GAFM IBS and AAPM now hold ISO 29993 Certification which is IOAS accredited as a Learning Services Provider EU – Not subject to BREXIT.
5. GAFM IBS and AAPM is now IOQM/IAO Accredited for Educational Standards.
6. GAFM has held ESQ Accreditation Agency Recognition 
7. GAFM is the First Company in the USA to Achieve ISO 21001 Certification 
8. GAFM has held: TUV Europe & Italy Accreditation – TUV The GAFM/AAPM International Board of Standards has previously held EU accreditation from the TUV in Europe
9. TUV Reaccreditation – European Accreditation Not Subject to BREXIT – TUV 2019 Certification Document 
10. GAFM Body is ISO 29990 Certified – GAFM/AAPM are ISO Certified for Training. The First USA Certification body to achieve this Accreditation http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1384  
11. GAFM is ISO 9001 Certified – GAFM IBS Board of Standards is ISO Certified for Quality Standards.  http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=46486 
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13. GAFM Signed a Legal Standards MOA with the CHEQS Higher Education Quality Body – The GAFM ® Board of Standards is a founding member of the quality assurance standards memorandum of the International Quality Group and GAFM is a Founder of the CHEQS Commission on Higher Education Quality Standards Standards http://www.gafm.org/CHEA.pdf 
14. GAFM/AAPM is in alliance with the Society of Professional Engineers Europe. www.gafm.org/spe.pdf   SPE Society of Professional Engineers 
15. GAFM – Arab League & Academy Recognition – The Arab Academy belonging to the Arab League directly recognizes the Certifications of GAFM and AAPM in a diplomatic agreement.  www.gafm.org/AABFS.pdf  2018 – Updated Arab Academy GAFM 
16. GAFM Certification Body has dedicated USA Accredited Law School Programs – Wealth Management Certification – ABA Recognized Law School   https://archive.org/search.php?query=http%3A%2F%2Fmastersinlaw.tjsl.edu%2Fmasters-in-law%2Fcertifications  
17. UAE Accredited – Certifications Registered and accredited through the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) of the UAE.
18. 2004 – ACBSP Accreditation Certification Agreement with AAFM International Board of Standards, now GAFM owns the AAFM Programs. 

In the last 20 years, we have used world class standards to train and certify professionals in government, NGO, and civilian jobs in over 150 countries around the world. If you or your team needs certification training, our IBS GAFM Global Academy can arrange to have a team deliver it onsite or online to your people almost anywhere in the world. If you desire your university or training company to be recognized as an accredited certification training provider, please contact us directly.

After an on site audit, we are the first US/EU Certifying Body in the world to achieve ISO certification compliance for both quality ISO 9001 and non-formal training ISO29990. We are charter members of the CHEA Quality Group, professional members of the ACBSP, and Certified/Accredited by the TUV which is a 140 year old globally known accreditation body and now we have ESQ European Accreditation and ISO Certification as an Educational Body 21001.

The Mentzhausen companies such as the IBS GAFM and Mentz Consulting promote the following organizations worldwide for education standards and credentialing of individuals in the areas of: Leadership, Finance, Management, e-Business, Risk, HR, Project Management, Wealth Management, Ethics and Compliance. We have been a proud member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence for several years.

2025-28 Accreditations and Certifications

ISO 29993 Certified  - Learning Services Outside Formal Education (Accredited)
https://certifications.siscertifications.com/view/details/SIS200725S006

ISO 9001 Certiifcation - Accredited IAS
https://certifications.siscertifications.com/view/details/SIS200725Q004
 
ISO 21001:2018 (Educational Organizations Management System) - Accredited IAS
https://certifications.siscertifications.com/view/details/SIS200725E005

Mentz has worked with the top educational and media institutions in the world.

• Texas A&M Law School Rank #22 USA ABA Accedited SACS Accredited
• TJSL Law School Post Doctoral Programs
• Thomson Reuters
• www.GAFM.com 
• United Nations
• Informa Global Education - UK Dubai Asia
• AAPM Project Management Commission www.CertifiedProjectManager.org 
• Euromoney Global - UK
• www.FinancialAnalyst.org 
• CEC Institute www.icecc.com 
• www.AAFM.us Working in over 40 countries
• DeVry University and Keller School of Business
• www.AAFM.org 
•  ACBSP Accreditation
• ECLBS Accreditation
• QAHE Accreditation
• SiS Cert
• TUV Accreditation
• ISO Certifications

Professor Mentz is part of the Post-Doctorate Faculty LLM program:  As of the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Texas A&M University School of Law is ranked 22nd nationally, marking a significant rise from previous years. This ascent is notable, as the school was unranked in 2015 and has since climbed over 120 positions, reflecting its rapid growth and development.

Statement on the Multidisciplinary Mastery and National Firsts of George Mentz

George Mentz is recognized as one of the most uniquely accomplished American scholars and creators of the modern era, distinguished by a combination of achievements and credentials that no other documented American has matched across law, business, publishing, music, and accredited higher education.

🎓 National First in Professional and Academic Credentials

Mentz is the first person in the United States known to have simultaneously earned and completed:

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• CILS International Law Qualification

• Passage of a State Bar Exam

• Three SEC/FINRA Securities Exams

This combination spans the highest levels of legal education, business administration, international law, and U.S. financial regulatory licensing — a credential profile unmatched in the American professional landscape.

📘 Mastery in Publishing Across Multiple Genres

Mentz has authored and published more than 100 books and audiobooks, covering a wide spectrum of influential genres:

• Law & International Regulation — comparative law, global compliance, jurisprudence

• Business & Leadership — management, entrepreneurship, organizational strategy

• Finance & Wealth Management — securities, markets, financial ethics

• Ethics & Professional Responsibility — moral reasoning, governance

• Success, Coaching & Personal Development — motivation, human potential

• Spirituality & World Traditions — metaphysics, global wisdom literature

His catalog places him among the most prolific American authors in these fields.

🎵 Mastery in Music Composition and Production

Mentz has also written, composed, and released over 50 original music tracks on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and other global platforms. His musical work spans:

• Ambient — cinematic, atmospheric soundscapes

• Instrumental — piano‑driven and orchestral compositions

• Electronic — modern rhythmic and melodic structures

• Meditative & Wellness — mindfulness, relaxation, and spiritual themes

This creative output is exceptionally rare among legal scholars, business professors, and financial experts.

🎓 Mastery in Accredited Teaching

Mentz has taught more than 300 accredited courses at recognized universities and graduate institutions — a milestone typically requiring decades of full‑time academic service. His teaching spans:

• Law — international law, ethics, regulatory systems

• Business — strategy, management, entrepreneurship

• Finance — wealth management, securities, global markets

• Ethics — professional responsibility, governance

• International Affairs — diplomacy, global policy, comparative systems

His academic footprint is one of the largest of any American professor in these combined fields.

🧭 A Singular American Achievement

When viewed together, Mentz’s record represents a tri‑domain mastery — intellectual, artistic, and academic — reinforced by a nationally unprecedented credential profile.

No other documented American has simultaneously achieved:

• 100+ published books and audiobooks,

• 50+ original music tracks,

• 300+ accredited university courses taught, and

• The combined JD, MBA, CILS qualification, bar passage, and three SEC/FINRA exam completions.

This combination places George Mentz in a category of his own within American professional, creative, and scholarly life.