AGA NLT 2026

Teresa Hunter
Former Chief Financial Officer
US (IRS) Internal Revenue Service


Teresa is an Executive Director at MSI. She is a dynamic senior executive with nearly two decades of leadership experience in federal financial management, strategic planning, and operational transformation. As the former Chief Financial Officer of the Internal Revenue Service, she served as the principal financial advisor to the IRS Commissioner, overseeing more than 500 employees and the stewardship of a $12 billion budget. Under her leadership, the IRS has advanced the use of artificial intelligence and automation to streamline operations, saving thousands of staff hours, reducing process cycle times, and ensuring the nation’s tax administration remains agile and resilient. Prior to IRS, Teresa held key leadership positions at the Department of the Interior, where she managed Fortune 100-level financial statements, at the Department of Homeland Security, where her work in internal controls contributed to the agency’s first unmodified financial statement audit opinion, and at the General Services Administration, where she led the internal control over financial reporting effort. Teresa began her career at KPMG LLP, where she managed complex federal audits for major agencies including the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Over the course of her career, she has been recognized as a leader in federal financial management, championing innovation, accountability, and the modernization of federal financial management. Teresa is a summa cum laude graduate of James Madison University and a licensed CPA in Virginia.

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