10 KPMG tax partners
Tax Partner in Charge, New England and Upstate New York, International Tax Partner, Tax Partner and Partner, Tax are among the current titles held by these KPMG tax partners, who work from US offices. A reader can learn how tax partners work at KPMG from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandon Jumonville
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Tax · KPMG US
Brandon Jumonville has been Partner, Tax at KPMG US since October 2025, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the profile places the role in Dallas, Texas. The profile also lists a Tax Consultant row at KPMG US from October 2009 and an Audit Associate role at KPMG US (2008–2009).
Brian Leegan
LinkedInExperience: Tax Partner · KPMG US
Brian Leegan has been Tax Partner at KPMG US since September 2021, based in New York, New York, and the profile places the role in Chicago, Illinois. They were Managing Director at KPMG (2018–2021), Executive Director Private Equity Tax at J.P. Morgan (2013–2018) and Head of Tax at Gleacher & Company, Inc. (2009–2013).
Chetan Vagholkar
LinkedInExperience: International Tax Partner · KPMG US
Chetan Vagholkar has been International Tax Partner at KPMG US since September 2012, based in Houston, Texas, and the profile headline gives the title Senior Global Lead Tax Partner based in KPMG's Houston office. They were International Tax Partner at EY from 1995 to 2012.
Chris Balzarini
LinkedInExperience: Tax Partner · KPMG US
Chris Balzarini has been Tax Partner at KPMG US since October 2011, in the Greater Chicago Area, and was Sr Mgr- Federal Tax at KPMG US (2004–2011). The profile describes tax partner work across consumer and industrials markets and service and technology sectors, with skills in federal and state tax, tax accounting and tax research.
Debbie Heard, CPA, MBT
LinkedInExperience: Tax Partner · KPMG US
Debbie Heard, CPA, MBT has been Tax Partner at KPMG US since October 2018, based in the United States. At KPMG US they were Managing Director, Accounting Methods and Credit Services (2014–2018), Senior Manager, Accounting Methods and Credit Services (2010–2014) and Manager, Accounting Methods and Credit Services (2008–2010).
Jared Goldschen
LinkedInExperience: Partner · KPMG US
Jared Goldschen has been Partner at KPMG US since October 2024, based in Los Angeles, California, and the profile headline gives the title Tax Partner at KPMG US. At KPMG US they were Tax Managing Director - Accounting Methods & Credit Services (2019–2024), Tax Senior Manager - Accounting Methods & Credit Services (2016–2019) and Tax Manager - Accounting Methods & Credit Services (2007–2016).
Joseph Hainly
LinkedInExperience: Tax Partner in Charge, New England and Upstate New York · KPMG US
Joseph Hainly has been Tax Partner in Charge, New England and Upstate New York at KPMG US since March 2025 and Tax Partner at KPMG US since June 2006, based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were Lead Tax Partner, National Research Credit Services Practice Co-Leader (2023–2025), and the profile lists federal income tax consulting and compliance, tax accounting methods and credits, and ASC 740 as specialties.
Katherine Saudo
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Tax · KPMG US
Katherine Saudo has been Partner, Tax at KPMG US since October 2019, in the Greater Chicago Area, and describes being a Tax Partner in KPMG's Business Tax Services practice focused on Alternative Investment Funds. At KPMG they were Managing Director, Tax (2015–2018), Managing Director (2018–2019) and Senior Manager (2008–2015).
Michael Mehanna
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Tax · KPMG US
Michael Mehanna holds Partner, Tax at KPMG US, listed from January 2006 with no end date, based in Los Angeles, California, and the profile headline gives the title KPMG Tax Partner - Credits, Grants, and Incentives. The profile describes being a Partner in KPMG's Business Tax Services group within the Accounting Methods and Credit Services practice.
Mike Roos
LinkedInExperience: Tax Partner · KPMG US
Mike Roos has been Tax Partner at KPMG US since October 2011, based in Kansas City, Missouri. At KPMG US they were Tax Managing Director (2008–2011) and Associate - Senior Manager (1996–2008), and the profile describes tax work both domestically and internationally, mainly in the financial services industry.
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