Terrance Richardson

Terry is an accomplished partner with over 22 years of experience in providing compensation and benefits consulting services to Fortune 1000 companies and privately held companies. As the partner in charge of the Global Reward Services practice in the US and the Americas, Terry specializes in executive compensation and all tax aspects of employee benefit plans and arrangements.

Prior to rejoining KPMG in August 2016, Terry was a partner at another Big 4 firm. Terry has extensive knowledge serving as an external tax compliance consultant for public and private companies across various industries, as well as not-for-profit entities.

Terry's expertise extends to equity compensation, deferred compensation, and golden parachutes. In addition to executive compensation, Terry has significant experience in employee benefits, including captive insurance, 401(a) and 403(b) retirement plans, and executive tax home identification.

Terry is a highly sought-after speaker and has presented at many trade organizations, local and regional business organizations, and national business organization meetings on the topic of compensation and benefits issues. Terry has also written several articles about IRS and DOL compliance issues and has contributed an annual update to The Tax Advisor on employee benefit issues.

Terry holds a Master of Laws in Taxation with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center, a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri - Columbia.