Kyle Brown

Kyle Nelson Brown was a Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division Counsel (retired) at the Internal Revenue Service, where he was responsible for supervising all enforcement and litigation concerning qualified retirement plans, tax-exempt organizations, employment taxes, and tax matters involving federal, state, local, and Indian tribal governments. After starting his career with the IRS Employee Plans Technical and Actuarial Division, Professor Brown served over 20 years as lead retirement counsel for Watson Wyatt Worldwide’s U.S. benefits practice. A member of the North Carolina, District of Columbia, Tax Court, and U.S. Supreme Court bar, Mr. Brown served as Special Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel, Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division. In that capacity, Mr. Brown was responsible for developing and reviewing all pending guidance concerning qualified retirement plans. Professor Brown has co-authored three editions of Fundamentals of Private Pensions, one of the most authoritative references books on retirement plans in the United States.