PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that Kevin Brown has joined the firm as a partner and leader of the national IRS Service Team. Brown comes to PwC after several notable professional roles, including chief operating officer of the American Red Cross and acting commissioner of the IRS.

In his most recent role as COO for the Red Cross, Brown was responsible for overseeing six divisions and over 35,000 employees responsible for Disaster Relief, Blood Collection and Distribution, Health and Safety Training, International Services, and Service to the Armed Forces. In addition, Brown oversaw over 750 Red Cross chapters nationwide and led the recent restructuring of Red Cross headquarters, resulting in over $200 million in cost savings for the organization. Brown represented the Red Cross in television and print media and in testifying before Congress.

Prior to his tenure with the Red Cross, Brown served in a number of roles at the IRS. Most significantly, he filled the position of acting commissioner, where he managed over 100,000 IRS employees and was responsible for a budget of $12 billion and the collection of over $2.2 trillion dollars, representing approximately 95 percent of all Federal revenues.

Brown also served in a number of other roles during his tenure at the IRS. As deputy commissioner for Services and Enforcement, he was responsible for four IRS operating divisions, as well as all staff and activities related to IRS audits, collections, investigations, and service delivery, including telephone operations and returns processing. As commissioner of the Small Business/Self-Employed Division, Brown oversaw excise, estate and gift, and employment tax for over 45 million small-business and self-employed taxpayers, and managed Bank Secrecy Act examinations on behalf of the IRS. Brown also served as principal adviser and chief of staff for former IRS Commissioner, Mark Everson, as well as division counsel for the SB/SE Division and assistant to former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti.

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