Ann Holley

As National Managing Partner – Tax, Ann works with leaders across the Tax practice to develop and execute the practice strategy. She also takes on a highly cross-functional role, working closely with the other National Managing Partners to shape the firmwide strategic approach to deliver growth and profitability.

Previously, Ann served as US Tax Practice Leader – Operations, where she transformed the operating model of KPMG's Tax practice, making it more agile and future-ready while helping to deliver record growth. In this role, she monitored financial performance across all service lines, identified improvement opportunities, and implemented strategic changes that enhanced service delivery and strengthened the practice's competitive position.

Prior to that, Ann served as the national service line leader for the State and Local Tax (SALT) practice for 5 years, leading a team focused on income/franchise and indirect tax.

Ann's journey with KPMG began in 1994 with the Financial Services Federal Tax practice. She then transitioned to SALT where she focused on restructuring projects, audit defense and consulting. In 2005, she was named a partner and has held leadership roles as the partner in charge of the SALT group of KPMG's Washington National Tax (WNT) practice and as national leader of the Income & Franchise Tax practice.

Ann's extensive and wide-ranging state and local tax knowledge has made her a sought-after speaker on various topics as well as a valuable resource within the firm on state tax provision matters. Ann has presented at events such as the Georgetown CLE Advanced State & Local Tax Institute, IPT/ABA conferences, and the Paul J. Hartman State & Local Tax Forum. Her contributions to the field are also evident through her many published articles, including the Journal of Multistate Taxation, the Journal of Taxation of Financial Products, State Tax Notes, and the Multistate Tax Report.

Ann holds a BA degree in public policy analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also earned her Master of Accountancy degree.