Ryan Minnick

Ryan Minnick joined the Federation of Tax Administrators team in 2015 and was appointed as the first Chief Operating Officer of the organization in 2021, where he is responsible for the Technology, Safeguards, and Operations Leaders Communities. Prior to serving as COO, Ryan was the program lead for FTA’s technology programs. Ryan also serves FTA members as a subject matter expert specializing in emergent technology, data security, and cybersecurity.

Before joining FTA, Ryan held several leadership positions in the private sector working with companies and clients like the Audubon Society, the US Department of Defense, Interior Design Magazine, Apple, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), among others. He ran operations and client services at a marketing and advertising firm, and also worked as a systems modernization and virtualization IT consultant for small and midsize businesses. Ryan holds a BBA from the College of William and Mary.

In addition to his work at FTA, Ryan is a frequent speaker and writer on the topic of technology and its application in tax and revenue. He is a regular host of FTA’s podcast, FTA Tax Breaks, where he interviews experts from academia, government, and the private sector seeking insights on current topics and their impacts on government.