Virginia Governor Names James Alex of RSM as Tax Commissioner

James Alex, a principal at RSM LLP, is Virginia’s new tax commissioner, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Friday. He succeeds Craig Burns, who was commissioner for 13 years until he retired this month.

At RSM, Alex led US tax policy and practice growth. In 2018-19, he was senior adviser to the US Treasury Department, where he worked on implementation of the 2017 tax law.

Previously, he was with EY’s national tax practice for more than 20 years.

This story was produced by Bloomberg Tax Automation.