Jennifer Acuna
Principal, KPMG LLP
Jennifer Acuña is a Principal in the Federal Legislative and Regulatory Services (FLRS) in KPMG’s Washington National Tax Office. The FLRS practice gives clients immediate notification about breaking developments in tax legislation or federal tax regulations; coordinates the early identification of specific client issues concerning legislation, regulations, rulings, and other administrative pronouncements; helps clients prioritize responses to proposed legislation and regulations; provides insight and advice to clients in anticipation of possible legislative or regulatory changes and the impact of such changes on client tax planning; assists clients in the legislative and regulatory process; and conducts “roundtable” briefings and discussions. Ms. Acuña joined KPMG in 2019. Prior to joining KPMG, Ms. Acuña was Chief Tax Counsel and Senior Tax Counsel and Policy Advisor for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and Tax Counsel for the Committee on Ways & Means in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ms. Acuña’s principal responsibilities with the Committees focused on issues involving tax legislation, regulatory matters and international taxation.
Liz Chien
Vice President, Global Tax, Ripple
Head of Tax with extensive experience in the fintech, software and technology sectors, with a track record of demonstrable results. Deep international experience in tax planning, controversies, and structuring for growth. Track record of establishing tax departments and building high quality, effective teams.
Manal Corwin
Principal, KPMG LLP
Manal Corwin National Service Line Leader for International Tax, and Principal-in-Charge of Washington National Tax—International Tax Policy KPMG in the U.S. Manal advises multinational corporations on U.S. tax aspects of their structures, operations, and transactions. She specializes in consulting and advising on issues relating to international tax policy, expense allocation, source of income rules, foreign tax credits, subpart F, U.S. international taxation of international transportation income, and certain tax benefit provisions. Before joining KPMG, Manal served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, where she was actively engaged in the origination and development of the OECD BEPS initiative as the U.S. delegate and vice chair to the OECD's committee on fiscal affairs. She was also responsible for leading the development and implementation of the intergovernmental approach to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which has been endorsed as the foundation for a global standard for automatic exchange of information. In addition, Manal was head of the delegations responsible for negotiating income tax treaties with Japan, Spain, Chile, and the United Kingdom.
Jennifer Moss
Managing Director, Deputy Global Head of Tax, BlackRock
Jennifer Moss, Managing Director, is the Deputy Global Head of Tax responsible for Global Corporate Tax and Global Alternatives Tax groups. Prior to joining BlackRock in Feb. 2016, Jennifer was the Global Head of M&A Tax and Domestic Tax Planning at Citigroup, Inc. From 2000 - 2007, Jennifer was a Tax associate for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Jennifer earned her JD and MBA from Georgetown University and her BS from Cornell University.
Debra Panzarella
Partner, Asset Management, KPMG LLP
Debbie is a Partner in KPMG’s asset management tax practice. She leads KPMG engagement teams that provide tax consulting and compliance services to funds and investment advisors. Debbie has significant experience advising both public and private funds. She helps clients structure products to optimize tax sensitivities and regularly advises on the impact of changes in the legislative and regulatory landscape. Debbie holds a BA and MSA in Accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
