Speakers
Ryan Abraham, Washington Council EY
Plenary: Tax Legislative Update
Friday, February 19, 2021, 3:20 pm – 4:45 pm
Ryan is a Principal in EY’s Washington Council Ernst & Young practice, where he provides services to clients across all industries on a wide variety of domestic and international tax policies.
Prior to joining WCEY, Ryan spent 14 years at the Senate Finance Committee serving under former Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and current Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR). Over the last decade, he served as a key staffer on a variety of tax reform proposals that were developed by the Finance Committee culminating in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He was the lead policy advisor for Chairmen Baucus and Wyden on corporate and pass-through business taxation, with a focus on international, energy and infrastructure tax. He developed Democratic Caucus initiatives on energy and infrastructure tax reform and testified before the Finance Committee on three occasions.
Ryan brings clients a track record of accomplishments by utilizing a bipartisan, strategic and flexible approach. He has long-term institutional knowledge of the Senate and has positive relationships across government.
Ryan, a native of Missoula, MT, holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor from American University.
Raluca Enache, Director, KPMG’s EU Tax Centre, KPMG in the Netherlands
Plenary: Tax Legislative Update
Friday, February 19, 2021, 3:20 pm – 4:45 pm
Raluca is a member of KPMG's EU Tax Centre, based in Amsterdam. Raluca has over 12 years experience in EU and international direct tax law, more recently with a focus on anti-abuse measures and transparency initiatives, including the EU Mandatory Disclosure Rules, the OECD MLI, EU anti-abuse legislation and state aid issues. Before joining the EU Tax Centre, Raluca worked in KPMG’s financial services tax practice and spent three years in London advising institutional investors as part of the global operational taxes team of a large banking and financial services group
Victoria Glover, Partner| Washington National Tax | Deloitte Tax LLP
Plenary: Tax Legislative Update
Friday, February 19, 2021, 3:20 pm – 4:45 pm
Victoria returned to the Washington National Tax (WNT) office in 2019 as partner, after serving as Majority Tax Advisor for the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives. Victoria serves clients and the practice by providing insights on tax policy developments and consults on a broad range of passthrough tax issues, particularly those related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).
As Majority Tax Advisor for the Committee on Ways and Means, she was responsible for developing and implementing changes to the tax code in the domestic business and tax-exempt areas, included in TCJA. Her Capitol Hill experience also includes serving as the tax and trade advisor for former U.S. Senator and Senate Finance Committee member, Dean Heller of Nevada. Prior to working for Senator Heller, Victoria spent the previous seven years with Deloitte, first in the Real Estate Group in Atlanta andthen later with the Tax Policy Group in WNT.
She is a frequent speaker at events sponsored by Deloitte and other tax-focused organizations.
Victoria received her B.A. in accounting from The University of Georgia, and her Master in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Doug McHoney, PwC, International Tax Services Leader
Plenary: Tax Legislative Update
Friday, February 19, 2021, 3:20 pm – 4:45 pm
Doug McHoney is the national leader of PwC’s International Tax Services (ITS) practice in the United States and a Principal in the Washington National Tax Services group. Doug was formerly the national co-leader of the U.S. Integrated Global Structuring practice working with large multinationals on deal structuring and reorganizations. Doug was also the national ITS leader for the Retail and Consumer industry sector. In all of these roles he provides tax consulting services for acquisitions, dispositions, structuring of tax efficient business models, intellectual property planning, integrated foreign holding companies, and treasury management structures.
Doug is a frequent author and lecturer as well as a member of the Advisory Board for the International Tax Journal. He has a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Taxation Section) as well as the bars of the State of Missouri and the State of Illinois.
Doug has over 17,000 followers across social media platforms and hosts the Doug McHoney leadership channel on YouTube and the biweekly podcast “Cross-border Tax Talks.”