KPMG names D.C. area managing partner

Patrick Ryan has been named managing partner of Big Four accounting firm KPMG’s Washington, D.C.-area office, the company announced Thursday.

In the role, Ryan will oversee more than 3,000 employees and also will be the firm’s U.S. federal business leader and sector leader. He succeeds Tim Gillis, who is retiring Sept. 30 after 26 years at KPMG.

He will split his time between the KPMG Tyson’s Corner and Washington, D.C., offices, a spokesperson for the company said.

“Patrick is an experienced leader with a deep commitment to serving our clients, developing our people and making the difference for the Washington, D.C., community,” said Lisa Daniels, KPMG’s vice chair for growth and strategy, in a statement.

With a bachelor’s degree in accounting from James Madison University, Ryan began his career with KPMG in 1998 as a senior associate. He went on to work at InPhonic, a Washington, D.C.-based online cell phone service provider that filed for bankruptcy in 2007, and at Dulles-based Integral Financial Group, where he was vice president of accounting and valuation services, according to his LinkedIn profile. Ryan returned to KPMG as a partner in 2011.

Gillis, who began his career with KPMG in 1998, became managing partner of the Washington, D.C., office in 2019.