Ginny B. Kissling

• Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Ryan, Dallas office
  • Leads Ryan’s Global Operations of more than 4,800 team members spanning the Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, and the United States, including Service Delivery, Business Development, and Shared Services.
• Member, Board of Managers, Ryan, LLC
• Principal, Transaction Tax, Ryan, Dallas office

• President, U.S. Operations, Ryan, Dallas office
  • Led 1,300 team members across the United States as well as 350 team members in Hyderabad, India.
  • Responsible for all aspects of service delivery within the United States, including 17 practices and 75 sub-practices, Business Development, and Quality Assurance.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

• Council On State Taxation
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation®
• Interstate Tax Corporation
• National Business Institute
• New York University, Institute on State and Local Taxation
• WFAA-TV, ABC Affiliate – Interview

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Panelist: Local Profile Women in Business Summit, Dallas, Texas – Leadership and Innovation: Pioneering Big Ideas (2024)
• Podcast: Julian Placino, Dallas, Texas – Pathways to Success: “Be a Master of Your Craft” (2024)
• Podcast: Sound Collaboration Group, Nashville, Tennessee – Insight with Gordon Mote: “Assembling an Amazing Team with Ginny Kissling” (2021)
• Podcast: Valerie Sokolosky and Company, Dallas, Texas – Doing it Right: The Stories that Make Us: “Back to the Workplace” (2021)
• Podcast: Alli Koch and Tony Bridwell, Dallas, Texas – Breakfast with Sis: Show 103, Interview with Ginny and her daughter (2019)
• Internal Podcast: Ginny Kissling, Dallas, Texas – Genuinely Ginny: A podcast about life at Ryan (2018–2019)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Plano’s Women of Inspiration (2024)
• Named to D CEO’s Dallas 500 List (2024, 2023, 2022)
• Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Executive of the Year (2023)
• Featured in Fortune® magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2019 issue, “A Culture Built for Work-Life Success”
• Dallas BISNOW’s Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate Honoree (2019)
• NYU School of Professional Studies Paul H. Frankel Award for Outstanding Achievement in State and Local Taxation (2018)
• Featured in Fortune® magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2018 issue, “Creating a Corporate Culture of Trust”
• Ryan Chairman’s Award (2015)
• Featured in International Tax Review’s Women in Tax Leaders (2015)
• Dallas Business Journal
  • Women in Business Honoree (2014)
  • 40 Under Forty Award (2010)
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation – Special Award (2011)

BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Collin County Heart Ball Under the Stars
  • Executive Leadership Team (2018)
• Dallas Capital Bank
  • Board Member (2021–Present)
• Dallas Citizens Council, Executive Women’s Roundtable (2020–Present)
• Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
  • Executive Director (1996–2000)
  • Secretary/Treasurer (1993–1995)
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Annual Conference
    • Committee Member (2002–2003, 2009)
  • Membership Promotion and Public Relations Committee
    • Chair (2010–2011)
  • Sales and Use Tax Symposium
    • Chair (2005)
    • Vice-Chair (2004)
    • Committee Member (2000–2001, 2003)
• National Charity League/North Prestonwood Chapter (2015–2021)
  • Grade Level Advisor (2020–2021)
• New York University’s Institute on State and Local Taxation
  • Advisory Board (2007–Present)
• North Texas Food Bank
  • Chair, Board of Directors (2024–Present)
  • Board Member (2018–Present)
  • Finance and Executive Committee (2019–2023)
• Ryan, LLC
  • Board of Managers (2012–Present)
• Ryan West
  • Board Member (2018–2021)
• TexasOne (2008–2012)
• The Ryan Foundation
  • Vice Chair (2020–Present)
• University of North Texas, Department of Accounting, Advisory Board
  • Chair, Development Committee (2009–2011)
  • Chair-Elect, Executive Committee (2012)
  • Chair, Executive Committee (2013)
• University of North Texas, G. Brint Ryan College of Business, Dean’s Advisory Board (2016–2021)
• University of North Texas, President’s Corporate Board
  • Board Member (2023–Present)
• Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Gold Maverick Chapter (2018–Present)
  • Alpha Forum (2019–2023)
    • Alpha Forum Moderator (2020–2021)
• Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Wild West Chapter (2015–2018)

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Master of Science Degree, Accounting (Emphasis in Taxation), University of North Texas
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Accounting, University of North Texas

SUMMARY

Ginny is a nationally recognized, award-winning tax advisory leader and is frequently recognized as a role model in women’s leadership. She is a sought-after speaker and industry thought leader and has authored several published articles. Most recently, she was named 2023 Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Executive of the Year and among the 2024 Plano’s Women of Inspiration.

Ginny currently serves as Chair of the North Texas Food Bank and is on the board of directors of Dallas Capital Bank. She is a long-standing member of the New York University’s Continuing Legal Education’s State and Local Tax Advisory Board and, in 2018, she received the prestigious NYU School of Professional Studies Paul H. Frankel Award for Outstanding Achievement in State and Local Taxation.

Ginny joined Ryan in 1992 as the Firm’s first intern and seventh team member. In 2002, she was promoted as Ryan’s first woman Principal. She is the first woman to hold her current position of Global President and Chief Operating Officer, along with her previous role of President of U.S. Operations. She was also the first woman to be appointed to Ryan’s Board of Managers in 2012. Her exemplary career has led to recognition at both local and international levels.