R.I. Tax Administrator David Sullivan leaving for private sector job

DAVID M. SULLIVAN, Rhode Island's tax administrator, is leaving for a private sector job next month. / COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
DAVID M. SULLIVAN, Rhode Island's tax administrator, is leaving for a private sector job next month. / COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

PROVIDENCE – David M. Sullivan, R.I. tax administrator and acting director of the R.I. Department of Revenue, is leaving his position for a private sector job.

Sullivan has been in state service for nearly a decade and has led the Division of Taxation through a number of major changes, including implementation of two major tax reforms and the conversion of the agency’s computer systems, according to a news release from the Department of Revenue.

Sullivan will join Dallas-based Ryan LLC, a global tax services firm, where he will become director, legislative consulting, for Ryan Advocacy Services, a unit of Ryan LLC. He will work out of the company’s Providence office, dealing with clients’ tax matters.

Said Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, “David has been a pleasure to work with. He is a talented leader who has handled multiple tasks skillfully while holding down two jobs for the state, and he will be sorely missed. We wish him the very best in his next adventure.”

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Sullivan’s last day as tax administrator and acting DOR director will be Dec. 11.

Marilyn Shannon McConaghy, DOR administrative and legal support services administrator, will serve as acting DOR director, and Neena Savage, associate director of revenue services and assistant tax administrator, will serve as acting tax administrator.

“We have in place a team of professionals at the DOR and at taxation who will keep the agencies running well while the transition takes place and we engage in a search for permanent replacements,” Raimondo said.

Sullivan was appointed tax administrator in July 2006, and acting DOR director in April.
Said Sullivan, “At the Department of Revenue, and at the Division of Taxation, it has been my pleasure to work with such a fine team of dedicated, hard-working state employees.”

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