Awards & Recognition
★Tax Notes 'Person of the Year' recognition for IRS modernization efforts
★Distinguished Fellow at Duke University's Polis Center for Politics
★Executive in Residence at Johns Hopkins School of Government and Public Policy
Notable Facts
→Served as 50th Commissioner of Internal Revenue (2023-2025), overseeing 85,000+ employees and $4.1 trillion in annual tax collection
→Previously served as Acting IRS Commissioner in 2013 during Tea Party scandal recovery
→Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (2014-2023), led North America Public Sector Practice
→OMB Controller and Deputy Director for Management under Obama administration
→Led implementation of $80 billion IRS modernization from Inflation Reduction Act
→Created and launched Direct File program used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers
→Resigned January 20, 2025 during Trump administration transition
→Currently holds positions at Johns Hopkins and Duke University
→Member of Strategic Advisory Board at alliant group
→Has Wikipedia page and extensive media coverage across multiple decades