PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal in Charge, Ryan, Houston office
  • Responsible for quality service delivery of state and local tax services.
• Practice Leader, Ryan, Customs and Foreign Trade, Fuels and Excise Tax
  • Specializes in providing state and local tax consulting services for many Ryan clients in a variety of industries.

Previous

• Board of Directors, SALT Development Program, Ryan
  • Responsible for the administration and development of Ryan internal continuing professional education courses.

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

• Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Bennett lectures on various state and local tax topics for Ryan clients and the Ryan Professional Development Program. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Committee Member: Sales and Use Tax Symposium (2006–2007)
    
• Texas A&M Accounting Advisory Council
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, Texas A&M University
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
  (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)
• Completed specialized training from the State of Texas in conducting sales and use tax audits.