The COST Board of Directors consists of twenty-one individuals from COST member companies, plus Past Chairs who are still employed by a member company. Directors serve a staggered three-year term. COST Officers include a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and the President, who also serves as the organization’s Executive Director. Past Chairs are Officers ex officio. The Board convenes four times annually. For more information, please refer to our Criteria for Board Selection.
Sr. Director, State Tax
Fresenius Medical Care North America
Waltham, MA
(781) 699-9233
Vice President
Charter Communications
Charlotte, NC
(704) 953-2841
Director - State Planning & Compliance
Walmart Inc.
Bentonville, AR
(479) 258-7777
President & Executive Director
Council On State Taxation
Washington, DC
(202) 484-5218
Senior Director & Associate Tax Counsel, Planning
Capital One Services, LLC
Vienna, VA
(703) 720-3144
Director Domestic Taxes and Corporate Tax Counsel
Corteva Agriscience
Wilmington, DE
(302) 992-4722
General Tax Advisor
Entergy Services, LLC
The Woodlands, TX
(832) 257-7455
Technical Director, Tax
Nationwide Insurance Company
Columbus, OH
(614) 249-7070
Senior Tax Counsel
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
(404) 676-0033
Director Sales and Use Tax
HCA Holdings, Inc.
Nashville, TN
(615) 344-1358
Vice President, Corporate Tax
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
(651) 485-5277
Senior Director & Associate Tax Counsel, Planning
Capital One Services, LLC
Vienna, VA
(703) 720-3144
Senior Director - Global Tax
Pfizer Inc.
Memphis, TN
(901) 215-1243
Director - State Planning & Compliance
Walmart Inc.
Bentonville, AR
(479) 258-7777
Assistant General Tax Counsel
Entergy Services, LLC
New Orleans, LA
(504) 576-4329
Director
Amazon
Seattle, WA
(503) 551-9228
Tax Manager, State Audit Defense
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Neenah, WI
(920) 721-4530
Vice President
Charter Communications
Charlotte, NC
(704) 953-2841
Sr. Manager - Tax Policy & Advisory
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
(770) 384-3638
Executive Director, Global Indirect & U.S. State Tax Leader
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Haven, CT
(475) 230-3529
State Income and Indirect Tax Manager
Corteva Agriscience
Wilmington, DE
(302) 485-3220
Sr. Director, State Tax
Fresenius Medical Care North America
Waltham, MA
(781) 699-9233
Director Tax Audits & Appeals
Lumen Technologies
Broomfield, CO
(720) 888-8147
Manager - State Tax, Tax Law, Appeals & Litigation
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Houston, TX
(832) 624-6805
General Tax Advisor
Entergy Services, LLC
The Woodlands, TX
(832) 257-7455
Senior Director, State Tax
VF Corporation
Greensboro, NC
(336) 424-7606
State Tax Senior Counsel
Cargill, Incorporated
Minneapolis, MN
(952) 742-5193
Director Finance
Conagra Brands Inc.
Omaha, NE
(402) 240-4576
Tax Director State & Local
Stagwell, Inc.
New York, NY
(646) 412-6877
Tax Director
AT&T Services, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
(561) 628-4246
Technical Director, Tax
Nationwide Insurance Company
Columbus, OH
(614) 249-7070
Director Domestic Taxes and Corporate Tax Counsel
Corteva Agriscience
Wilmington, DE
(302) 992-4722
Director, State and Local Tax
Constellation Energy Corporation
Chicago, IL
(312) 394-3144