Treasury announces Frank Bisignano will serve as “CEO” of IRS; Jarod Koopman named IRS Acting Chief Tax Compliance Officer
In newly created CEO position, Bisignano will report directly to Bessent
The U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary and Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent today announced that Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano will serve as “Chief Executive Officer” (CEO) of the IRS.
According to the Treasury release, in this newly created position, Bisignano will report directly to Bessent, managing the organization and overseeing all day-to-day IRS operations, while also continuing to serve in his role as SSA Commissioner.
Prior to leading SSA, Bisignano served as Chairman and CEO of Fiserv, the world’s largest financial services and payment technology company. In addition, while at J.P. Morgan Chase in the 2000s, Bisignano was the co-Chief Operating Officer and served as the CEO of its Mortgage Banking unit. He also previously held several roles at Citigroup, including Chief Administrative Officer and CEO of the company’s Global Transaction Services unit.
In addition, the IRS issued a release—IR-2025-101 (October 6, 2025)—announcing that Jarod Koopman has been named Acting Chief Tax Compliance Officer, overseeing IRS employees in its enforcement divisions. In this acting role, Koopman will oversee IRS compliance operations including in the Large Business and International (LB&I) division, the Small Business/Self Employed division, the Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Office of Professional Responsibility, the Return Preparer Office, and the Whistleblower Office.