Leadership
Ryan leaders are focused on results and consistently exceed client expectations. We are thought leaders in various areas of expertise, and we bring this first-hand knowledge to our clients. While maintaining high professional standards, we are accessible, responsive, and ready to become part of your team.
Meet Our Leaders
The Executive Team is comprised of professionals from across our global network and includes the leaders of our regional areas, functional areas, and practice lines. The Board of Managers is our senior management body that focuses on strategy and execution, bringing together all elements of our Global Network.
G. Brint Ryan
Chairman and CEO, Ryan
Fred Crawford
Board Member and Advisor, AlixPartners
Matt Cwiertnia
Partner, Head of Ares Private Equity Group
Doug Deason
President of Deason Capital Services, LLC
Bill Jones
Principal and Owner, The Jones Firm
Andrew Jurkowski
Managing Director, Ares Private Equity Group
Ginny B. Kissling
President Americas and Chief Operating Officer
Zach Levitt
Managing Director, Onex Partners
Rahul N. Merchant
Director, Dallas Venture Capital
Amir Motamedi
Managing Director, Onex Partners
Lee A. Spirer
President and Chief Executive Officer of J.S. Held, LLC
Damon N. Chronis
President, U.S. Operations
Suzanne C. den Breems
Principal,
Value-Added Tax
Practice Leader
Jason Keever
President, Tax.com
Garry Round
President, Canadian Operations
Tom Shave
President, European and Asia-Pacific Operations
Jon C. Sweet
President, Asia-Pacific Operations
Michael Abbatemarco
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeremy C. Abel
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Michael Allen
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Jeff Arnott
Principal,
Property Tax
Janet L. Askenburg
Principal, Vice President, Client Services North America
Erin Baldwin
Principal,
Tax Technology
Matthew Ball
Principal,
Property Tax
Rupam Banerjee
Principal,
Property Tax
Rita Bartgis
Principal,
Property Tax
Cherif Belkouche
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Mark W. Bennett
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Randy Beyers
Principal,
Sales Tax
Susan T. Bittick
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Nathan Bittner
Principal,
Fuels and Excise Tax
Susan Block
Principal,
Sales Tax
Ian Boccaccio
Principal,
Income Tax
Practice Leader
Zachary Bollinger
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Josh Booth
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Robyn Bowen
Principal,
Property Tax
Thomas Brannigan
Principal,
Property Tax
Karen S. Breaux
Principal,
Property Tax
Ashley Brown
Principal,
Property Tax
Brady R. Bryan
Principal and National Leader,
Income Tax
Kristi Bryant
Principal, Vice Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Shawna Burke-Martin
Principal,
Property Tax
Andrew Burman
Principal,
Tax Technology
JW Burns
Principal,
Property Tax
Kelly S. Butler
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Caroline Cain
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Marcus A. Capouano
Principal,
Property Tax
Kevin Cappock
Principal,
Employment Tax
Practice Leader
Brian Cardinal
Principal,
Scientific Research and Experimental Development
Nick Carter
Principal,
Property Tax
Sandra Cawley
Principal and Regional Leader,
Valuation
Tony Chavez
Principal,
Ryan Software
Jeremy Chitlik
Principal,
Property Tax
Damon N. Chronis
President, U.S. Operations
Julie Chronis
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Joshua D. Cohen
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Practice Leader
Heather R. Collins
Principal,
Income Tax
Gilbert D. Davila
Principal,
Property Tax
Adam Davis
Principal,
Property Tax
Dustin S. Davis
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Marcus de la Garza
Principal,
Property Tax
Alan Decker
Principal and Vice Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Suzanne C. den Breems
Principal,
Value-Added Tax
Practice Leader
Douglas J. DeRito
Principal, Client Services Leader
Timothy Dinh
Principal,
Ryan Software
Randy W. Donald
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Scott Donald
Principal,
Property Tax
Leroy Dougherty
Principal and Vice President, Incentives Technology, Tax.com
David A. Douglas
Principal,
Government Grants and Incentives
Practice Leader
Rachel A. Duck
Principal,
Property Tax
Steven R. Dudgeon
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Chad Dunkin
Principal,
Transaction Tax
James R. Eads, Jr.
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Rick Edwards
Principal,
Property Tax
Mark W. Eidman
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Mark H. Ely
Principal,
Federal Income Tax
Shawn M. Eskow
Principal,
Property Tax
Aaron Evans
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Owen R. Evans
Principal,
Tax Compliance
Practice Leader
Ryan Fagan
Principal
Practice Leader
Michael Falleroni
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Rodrigo Fernandez
Principal,
International Tax
Neil Fett
Principal, Client Services
Michael Finnegan
Principal,
Property Tax
Zachary L. Fleming
Principal, Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Nick Fogle
Principal,
Property Tax
Trisha C. Fortune
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Rob Foster
Principal, Vice Practice Leader,
Property Tax
Scott Fowler
Principal, Client Services
David Gangloff
Principal,
Property Tax
Michael Garcia
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Walter E. Gardisch
Principal,
Sales Tax
Practice Leader
Kirk Garza
Principal,
Property Tax
Tomas Gaytan
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Graham Gilchrist
Principal,
Property Tax
Scott Gilchrist
Principal,
Property Tax
Amanda Goody
Principal,
Property Tax
Brad Gorski
Principal,
Property Tax
Jon Graham
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Ian Gray
Principal,
International Tax
Andrew Grove
Principal,
Property Tax
Sam Guevara
Principal,
Tax Technology
Practice Leader
Tony Gulotta
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Brian Hall
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Andy Hammons
Principal, Client Services Leader
Susan Han
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Paul E. Harris
Principal,
Property Tax
Marc Hartley
Principal, Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Kenneth M. Hartman
Principal,
Property Tax
John Healy
Principal,
Income Tax
Alan M. Heichman
Principal,
Property Tax
Lee C. Henagan
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Edwin R. Hendricks
Principal, Client Services
Jeff Henshall
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Evan Hovius
Principal,
Property Tax
Nigel Hoyle
Principal,
Tax Technology
Robert K. Hoyt
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Steven Hsu
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Jonathan Hull
Principal,
Property Tax
Mark Hutcheson
Principal,
Property Tax
Jennifer Ivanelli
Principal,
Property Tax
Christopher S. Jensen
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Charles Johnstone
Principal,
Property Tax
Robert D. Jones
Principal, Client Services
Landon Julius
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Paula Kalogritsas
Principal, Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Maria Kay
Principal,
Property Tax
Brian Keenan
Principal,
Property Tax
Sean P. Keegan
Principal,
Property Tax
Karl Kehoe
Principal,
Property Tax
Sean P. Kiley
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Julia Killinger-Colbus
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Shawn M. King
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Clara Kippes
Principal and Vice-Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Ginny B. Kissling
President Americas and Chief Operating Officer
Ben Knock
Managing Director and Vice President,
Value-Added Tax
Brett Koch
Principal,
Property Tax
Kenneth D. Kotch
Principal and Practice Leader, Captive Insurance
Kevin Koziey
Principal,
Scientific Research and Experimental Development
Luke G. Krieger
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Corinne Krikstan
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Raaj Kumar
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Peter Kustec
Principal,
Scientific Research and Experimental Development
Brandon Lancer
Principal,
Property Tax
Lisa Laubacher
Principal,
Property Tax
Helen Lemmon
Principal, Client Services
Gil Licudine
Principal,
Property Tax
Kurt Lieberman
Principal,
Property Tax
Bryson Lord
Principal,
International Tax
Mark LoRusso
Principal,
Property Tax
Erica Love
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Matthew Lowell
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Josie Lowman
Principal,
Insurance Tax
Alexander Lundy
Principal,
Innovation Funding
Mathieu Maillet
Principal,
Property Tax
Dana W. Malone
Principal, Client Services
Suzanne Markley
Principal,
Property Tax
Steven Marshall
Principal,
Property Tax
Maher Maso
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Glenn C. McCoy, Jr.
Principal, Client Services
Kevin McCune
Principal,
Property Tax
Richard McKeown
Principal, Business Development Services,
Crown Royalty
Dave Mewha
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeff Miller
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Kris Miller
Principal, Client Services
John Minogue
Principal,
Property Tax
Amanda Miranda
Principal,
Property Tax
Jun Miyake
Principal,
Tax Technology
Joe Molina
Principal,
Property Tax
Shane Moncrief
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Kelli Morrison
Principal,
Property Tax
Melissa Munoz
Principal, Vice Practice Leader,
Credits and Incentives
John A. Murphy
Principal,
Property Tax
Angela D. Myers
Principal,
Tax Technology
Mark L. Nachbar
Principal, National Tax
David Nemes
Principal, Client Services Leader
Allea Newbold
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Jason Nickel
Principal,
Income Tax
Jeff Nolan
Principal,
Property Tax
Jesse Noneman
Principal,
Property Tax
Thomas Novosad
Principal,
Property Tax
Argi O’Leary
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Susan Orloff
Principal,
Property Tax
Mark A. Paolillo
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Practice Leader
Camilo Paredes
Principal,
Tax Technology
Wan Kyu Park
Principal,
Property Tax
Jason R. Patterson
Principal,
Property Tax
James R. Payerle
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Jeff Pickel
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Michelle Pink
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Matthew W. Poling
Principal,
Property Tax
John M. Polizzi
Principal, Client Services
Jim Popp
Principal,
Property Tax
Winston Z. Post
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Alex Powell
Principal,
Property Tax
Cutchin Powell
Principal,
Property Tax
Kevin S. Powell
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Charles Precious
Principal, Client Services Leader
Mariana Príncipe
Principal,
Value-Added Tax
Kevin L. Prins
Principal and Vice Practice Leader, Special Claims and Recovery
David E. Pustejovsky
Principal,
Fuels and Excise Tax
William Quigley
Principal,
Property Tax
Gerard Quinlan
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Trenton Read
Principal,
International Tax
Holly Reed
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Practice Leader
Zachary L. Reif
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Scott B. Retzloff
Principal, Client Services
Albert Rex
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Gerry L. Ridgely, Jr.
Principal, Client Services
Sharon M. Roberts
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Practice Leader
Gina Rodriquez
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Sonja Roman-Molina
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Greg Rottjakob
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Noelle Rouhana
Principal,
Property Tax
Garry Round
President, Canadian Operations
Gary Rucker
Principal,
Property Tax
Adam Rupp
Principal,
Transaction Tax
G. Brint Ryan
Chairman and CEO, Ryan
Brock Ryan
Principal,
Property Tax
David G. Ryan
Principal,
Property Tax
Chris Sant
Principal, Indirect Tax
Marcie Sattler-Smith
Principal,
Sales Tax
Matthew Scherer
Principal and Vice Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
T.J. Schoenemann
Principal,
Property Tax
Clyde Seymour
Principal,
Income Tax
Kevin Shalley
Principal,
Property Tax
Teresa Sharp
Principal,
Property Tax
Creed Shawera
Principal, Client Services Leader
Robert A. Sheehan
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Dana W. Shipes
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Raven Shull
Principal, Client Services Leader
Vance Shull
Principal,
Property Tax
Jamie Sieffert
Principal,
Property Tax
Walt Sigerich
Principal, Client Services
Robin Sigur
Principal,
Income Tax
Daniel R. Smith
Principal,
Property Tax
Grant Smith
Principal,
Tax Technology
Sandra P. Smith
Principal,
Sales Tax
Paul Steimle
Principal,
Property Tax
Grant Steinhauser
Principal,
Property Tax
Darlene A. Sullivan
Principal,
Property Tax
Kevin Sullivan
Principal,
Property Tax
Paul Sullivan
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Dan Swartz
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Practice Leader
Jon C. Sweet
President, Asia-Pacific Operations
Daniel Swift
Principal,
Property Tax
Samuel Tae
Principal,
International Tax
Andy Taylor
Principal, Client Services
Michael Tenini
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Sylvain Thibeault
Principal,
Sales Tax
Kyle Thompson
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Lanie A. Thompson
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Michael Thompson
Principal,
Research and Experimentation Tax Credit
Steve Thompson
Principal,
Property Tax
Jonathon D. Travis
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Matt R. Travis
Principal,
Severance Tax and Royalty
Practice Leader
James M. Trester
Principal, Client Services
Ryan Tung
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeff Tuthill
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Scott M. Tyler
Principal,
Property Tax
Perry J. Urken
Principal,
International Tax
Kimberly van Vliet
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Mary Vaughn
Principal,
Property Tax
David L. Veeder
Principal,
Federal Income Tax
Brian Vincent
Principal,
Income Tax
Brad Wallace
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Trey Weaver
Principal,
Property Tax
Azra Weintrob
Principal, Client Services
Michael D. Willer
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Garry Winkel
Principal,
Sales Tax
Matthew M. Zagotti
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Michael Zarlengo
Principal, Client Services
Ray Ann Cacheria
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Brooke Keene
Senior Vice President, Chief Experience Officer
MaryKay Manning
Senior Vice President, Strategic Recruiting
Joe Mileti
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Jim Motes
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
David Oldani
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Ravi Shrivastava
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Data Officer
John Smith
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Derek Thomas
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Robert Wertz
Senior Vice President, Chief Real Estate Officer
Scott Wilson
Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer
Todd E. Behrend
In Memoriam
Samuel P. Birchfield
In Memoriam
Michael Henry
In Memoriam
Dennis J. Kolumber, Jr.
In Memoriam
Jeremiah T. Lynch
In Memoriam