Rajeev K Varma

Raj Varma is a Managing Director based in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the leaders of the KPMG State Credits, Grants and Incentives Practice (CGI). He has more than 29 years of experience in site selection, location analysis, negotiating incentives, and securing tax credits. 

Professional & Industry Experience

• Developed, managed, and implemented location strategy plans and work streams for national and global corporations.
• Provided site assessment and analysis for locations across the U.S.
• Assisted companies in a broad range of industry sectors with the negotiation of incentives in many states across the country including but not limited to Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
• Projects have included the facilitation of incentives negotiations with various state and local officials, the design of state tax models for estimating and calculating a company’s liability in a state and the impact of state tax credits and incentives, as well as the implementation of both tax and non-tax incentives packages.
• Provided comprehensive project implementation services and secured incentive packages for clients in the automotive, aerospace, defense, data center, paper and packaging, wood products, rubber products, life sciences, financial services, consumer markets, retail, distribution, IT, manufacturing, mining, and many other industries.
• Assessed location factors including workforce requirements and availability, taxes, utilities, and other costs for shared services, distribution centers, data centers, headquarters, and manufacturing operations.
• Assisted companies with securing tax credits related to job creation, investment, training, etc. in broad range of states and industries.