Washington,
DC,
April
11,
2025
–(PR.com)– The
Tax
Council
Policy
Institute
(TCPI)
announced
today
that
Douglas
O’Donnell,
former
Deputy
Commissioner
at
the
Internal
Revenue
Service,
will
be
awarded
the
2025
Pillar
of
Excellence
Award
in
recognition
of
his
substantial
and
meaningful
contributions
to
the
tax
community
and
continual
efforts
to
interpret
and
implement
transparent
tax
policy.
The
award
will
be
presented
at
TCPI’s
26th
Annual
Tax
Policy
&
Practice
Symposium
held
May
15-16
in
Washington,
D.C.
“The
Pillar
of
Excellence
Award
is
given
to
deserving
individuals
who
have
demonstrated
throughout
their
career
a
commitment
to
advancing
tax
law
and
policy,
thereby
helping
further
our
mission
at
the
TCPI,”
said
Urvi
Doshi
Sood,
Chair
of
TCPI’s
Board
of
Directors
and
Vice
President
of
Taxes
and
General
Tax
Counsel
at
Lockheed
Martin
Corporation.
“For
the
TCPI
Board,
Doug
was
an
overwhelming
and
easy
choice
for
this
year’s
award.
Having
spent
close
to
four
decades
at
the
IRS
holding
several
leadership
roles
with
the
mission
of
administering
and
enforcing
federal
US
tax
laws,
Doug
will
also
be
the
first
career
IRS
civil
servant
to
receive
the
Pillar
of
Excellence
Award
honor.”
“Doug
has
had
an
impactful
career
at
the
IRS
and
his
long-standing
willingness
to
engage
in
thoughtful
educational
dialogue
with
taxpayers
has
contributed
greatly
to
the
tax
community,”
said
Lynda
K.
Walker,
Esq.,
Executive
Director
and
General
Counsel
of
TCPI.
“When
Doug
first
joined
the
IRS
in
1986
as
a
revenue
agent
in
Washington
DC,
it
seems
doubtful
he
could
have
imagined
the
subsequent
consequential
roles
he
would
have
at
the
IRS
and
within
the
tax
community
over
the
next
several
decades.
Through
his
hard
work
and
dedication
to
public
service,
he
rose
through
the
ranks
to
eventually
take
on
top
leadership
positions,
including
two
stints
as
the
Acting
Commissioner
(January-February
2025,
November
2022-March
2023),
Commissioner
of
the
Large
Business
and
International
(LB&I)
Division
(2015-2021)
and
Deputy
Commissioner
of
Services
&
Enforcement.
Throughout
the
years,
we’ve
known
Doug
to
be
a
professional
who
does
not
crave
the
spotlight;
he
worked
diligently
behind
the
scenes
to
lead
and
advise
~100,000
IRS
employees
to
ensure
that
taxpayers
are
provided
with
the
best
possible
guidance
and
service.
Doug
is
most
deserving
of
this
award
for
his
contribution
to
the
business
community
through
his
approachable
willingness
to
engage
with
companies
whenever
there
was
a
need
for
education
and
clarity.”
Qualifications
for
the
Pillar
of
Excellence
Award
include
playing
a
key
role
in
developing
tax
policy
and
actively
participating
in
opportunities
to
advance
the
knowledge
and
understanding
of
other
tax
professionals,
business
leaders
and
policy
makers.
Past
honorees
have
included
Eric
Solomon,
Bernard
Shapiro,
John
Buckley,
Lawrence
B.
Gibbs,
Janice
Mays,
Mark
Weinberger,
Thomas
Barthold,
Pamela
F.
Olson,
Mark
A.
Prater,
Martin
A.
Sullivan,
Grace
Perez-Navarro,
Barbara
Angus,
Bob
Stack,
and
Hank
Gutman.
TCPI’s
26th
Annual
Tax
Policy
&
Practice
Symposium,
“The
Competing
Forces
&
Compromises
Shaping
Tax
Policy,”
will
bring
together
leading
tax
professionals
and
policymakers
from
government,
academia
and
the
private
sector
to
consider
how
the
U.S.
tax
system
might
evolve
in
response
to
internal
and
external
forces.
For
more
details,
please
visit
www.tcpi.org.
About
The
Tax
Council
Policy
Institute
(TCPI)
TCPI
is
a
non-profit,
non-partisan,
501(c)(3)
public
policy
research
and
educational
organization.
It
was
created
to
help
bring
about
a
better
understanding
of
significant
tax
policies
that
impact
businesses
and
the
economy
through
careful
study,
thoughtful
evaluation
and
open
discussion.
The
annual
Tax
Policy
&
Practice
Symposium
is
one
of
the
programs
utilized
by
TCPI
to
accomplish
its
mission.