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
Matt Cwiertnia
Partner, Co-Head of the Ares Private Equity Group
Doug Deason
President of Deason Capital Services, LLC
Kevin Hassett
Vice President and Managing Director, The Lindsey Group
Bill Jones
Principal and Owner, The Jones Firm
Ginny B. Kissling
Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Ryan
Zach Levitt
Senior Principal, Onex
Rahul N. Merchant
Director, Dallas Venture Capital
Amir Motamedi
Managing Director, Onex Partners
David Poer
Former Chairman and CEO, Marvin F. Poer and Company
Gerry L. Ridgely, Jr.
EVP and Vice Chairman, Emerging Businesses
Lee A. Spirer
Executive-in-Residence, Warburg Pincus, LLC
Abraham Zilkha
Partner, Ares Private Equity Group
Damon N. Chronis
President, U.S. Operations
Suzanne C. den Breems
Principal,
Value-Added Tax
Practice Leader
Brendan F. Moore
President, Ryan International
Garry Round
President, Canadian Operations
Jon C. Sweet
President, European and Asia-Pacific Operations
Michael Abbatemarco
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeremy C. Abel
Principal,
Severance Tax
Michael Allen
Principal,
Property Tax
Stephen J. Allen
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Janet L. Askenburg
Principal, Client Services Leader
Erin Baldwin
Principal,
Tax Technology
Rita Bartgis
Principal,
Property Tax
Cherif Belkouche
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Mark W. Bennett
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Randy Beyers
Principal,
Sales Tax
Jeffery S. Binkley
Principal,
Property 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
Robyn Bowen
Principal,
Property Tax
Karen S. Breaux
Principal,
Property Tax
Kristi Bryant
Principal, Vice Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Andrew Burman
Principal,
Tax Technology
Kelly S. Butler
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Kevin Cappock
Principal,
Employment Tax
Practice Leader
Sandra Cawley
Principal and Regional Leader, Valuation
Tony Chavez
Principal,
Ryan Software
Damon N. Chronis
President, U.S. Operations
Julie Chronis
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Joshua D. Cohen
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Practice Leader
Dustin S. Davis
Principal,
Transaction 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
David A. Douglas
Principal
Practice Leader
Steven R. Dudgeon
Principal,
Severance Tax
Chad Dunkin
Principal,
Transaction Tax
James R. Eads, Jr.
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Mark W. Eidman
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Mark H. Ely
Principal,
Federal Income Tax
Aaron Evans
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Owen R. Evans
Principal,
Tax Compliance
Practice Leader
Rodrigo Fernandez
Principal,
International Tax
John R. Ferrell
Principal,
Property Tax
Neil Fett
Principal, Client Services
Michael Finnegan
Principal,
Property Tax
Charles J. Fischer
Principal,
Income Tax
Zachary L. Fleming
Principal,
Property Tax
Bryan W. Forsythe
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Trisha C. Fortune
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Richard D. Fosburg
Principal
Practice Leader
Robert Gagne
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Michael Garcia
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Walter E. Gardisch
Principal,
Sales Tax
Practice Leader
Oscar L. Garza
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Tomas Gaytan
Principal,
Severance Tax
Scott Gilchrist
Principal,
Property Tax
Amanda Goody
Principal,
Property Tax - Compliance
Jon Graham
President, Australian Operations
Ian Gray
Principal,
International Tax
Sam Guevara
Principal,
Tax Technology
Practice Leader
Tony Gulotta
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Andy Hammons
Principal, Client Services
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
Alan M. Heichman
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeff Henshall
Principal,
Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
Nigel Hoyle
Principal,
Tax Technology
Steven Hsu
Principal,
Transaction 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,
Property Tax
Maria Kay
Principal,
Property Tax
Brian Keenan
Principal,
Property Tax
Karl Kehoe
Principal,
Property Tax
Sean P. Kiley
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Shawn M. King
Principal,
Property Tax
Clara Kippes
Principal and Vice-Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Ginny B. Kissling
Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Ryan
Ben Knock
Managing Director and Vice President,
Value-Added Tax
Brett Koch
Principal,
Property Tax
Kenneth D. Kotch
Principal,
Captive Insurance
Practice Leader
Luke G. Krieger
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Helen Lemmon
Principal, Client Services
Kurt Lieberman
Principal,
Property Tax
Bryson Lord
Principal,
International Tax
Mark LoRusso
Principal,
Property Tax
Erica Love
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Suzanne Markley
Principal,
Property Tax
Steven Marshall
Principal,
Property Tax - Complex
Michael J. Martens
Principal,
State Income and Franchise 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
Raymond T. Melone
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Kyle Meredith
Principal,
Tax Technology
Jeff Miller
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Practice Leader
John Minogue
Principal,
Property Tax
Jun Miyake
Principal,
Tax Technology
Joe Molina
Principal,
Property Tax
Shane Moncrief
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Brendan F. Moore
President, Ryan International
Jeff Moore
Principal,
Property Tax
Melissa Munoz
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Angela D. Myers
Principal,
Tax Technology
Mark L. Nachbar
Principal, National Tax
Allea Newbold
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Gary Newell
Principal and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Jeff Nolan
Principal,
Property Tax
Jesse Noneman
Principal,
Property Tax - Complex
Thomas Novosad
Principal,
Property Tax
Greg Odell
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
James R. Payerle
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Michelle Pink
Principal, Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Matthew W. Poling
Principal,
Property Tax
John M. Polizzi
Principal, Client Services
Winston Z. Post
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Cutchin Powell
Principal,
Property Tax
Kevin S. Powell
Principal,
Transaction 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 - Commercial
Gerard Quinlan
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Tom Rawlston
Principal,
Property 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.
EVP and Vice Chairman, Emerging Businesses
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
Kory Ryan
Principal,
Ryan Advocacy
Chris Sant
Principal, Indirect Tax
Marcie Sattler-Smith
Principal,
Sales Tax
Matthew Scherer
Principal and Vice Practice Leader,
Transaction Tax
Clyde Seymour
Principal,
Income Tax
Teresa Sharp
Principal,
Property Tax
Creed Shawera
Principal, Client Services Leader
Robert A. Sheehan
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Raven Shull
Principal, Client Services
Vance Shull
Principal,
Property Tax
Jamie Sieffert
Principal,
Property Tax
Jordan Simms
Principal,
Insurance Tax
Grant Smith
Principal,
Tax Technology
Eric L. Stein
Principal,
State Income and Franchise Tax
Brian E. Stromen
Principal and Practice Leader, National Tax
Paul Sullivan
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Jon C. Sweet
President, European and Asia-Pacific Operations
Daniel Swift
Principal,
Property Tax
Samuel Tae
Principal,
International Tax
Michael Tenini
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Lanie A. Thompson
Principal,
Transaction Tax
Michael Thompson
Principal,
Research and Experimentation Tax Credit
Steve Thompson
Principal,
Property Tax - Commercial
Jonathon D. Travis
Principal,
Severance Tax
Matt R. Travis
Principal,
Severance Tax
Practice Leader
James M. Trester
Principal, Client Services
Ryan Tung
Principal,
Property Tax
Jeff Tuthill
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Perry J. Urken
Principal,
International Tax
Kimberly van Vliet
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Mary Vaughn
Principal,
Property Tax
Brian Vincent
Principal,
Income Tax
David L. Veeder
Principal,
Federal Income Tax
Brad Wallace
Principal,
Property Tax
Trey Weaver
Principal,
Property Tax
Sharon M. Welhouse
Principal,
Credits and Incentives
Practice Leader
Garry Winkel
Principal,
Sales Tax
Michael Zarlengo
Principal, Client Services
Ray Ann Cacheria
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
John Cowan
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Rebekah Gardner
Principal, Senior Vice President, Sales
Brooke Keene
Senior Vice President, Chief Experience Officer
MaryKay Manning
Senior Vice President, Strategic Recruiting
Joe Mileti
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
David Oldani
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John Smith
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Tim Wagner
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Robert Wertz
Senior Vice President, Chief Real Estate Officer
Jennifer Whitten
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Center of Excellence
Garry Round
President, Canadian Operations
Cherif Belkouche
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Randy Beyers
Principal,
Sales Tax
Susan Block
Principal,
Sales Tax
Brian Cardinal
Principal,
Scientific Research and Experimental Development
Sandra Cawley
Principal and Regional Leader, Valuation
Jim Day
Vice President, Thought Leadership
Timothy Dinh
Principal,
Ryan Software
David A. Douglas
Principal
Practice Leader
Michel Ducharme
Principal,
Sales Tax
Robert Gagne
Principal,
Property Tax
Practice Leader
Louis Galvao
Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services
Walter E. Gardisch
Principal,
Sales Tax
Practice Leader
Charles Johnstone
Principal,
Property Tax
Paula Kalogritsas
Principal,
Property Tax
Brian Keenan
Principal,
Property Tax
Richard McKeown
Principal, Business Development Services,
Crown Royalty
David Nemes
Principal, Head of Sales
Gary Newell
Principal and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Michelle Pink
Principal, Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Marcie Sattler-Smith
Principal,
Sales Tax
Clyde Seymour
Principal,
Income Tax
Creed Shawera
Principal, Client Services Leader
Sandra P. Smith
Principal,
Sales Tax
Paul Sullivan
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Ryan Tung
Principal,
Property Tax
Kimberly van Vliet
Principal and Regional Leader,
Property Tax
Garry Winkel
Principal,
Sales Tax