Kevin Smithson

Board Position:

Strategic Initiatives Committee Chair

Board Committees:

Strategic Initiatives Committee

Board Member Since:

2021

As PwC’s Office Managing Partner for the Washington, DC Metro area, Kevin leads more than 2,200 professionals working across all segments of our business including trust solutions comprised of audit and tax services and consulting solutions where all practices of our advisory business is housed. Kevin is charged with driving client, operational, human capital and cultural strategies to deliver quality and value for clients and stakeholders.

A high-energy, authentic, collaborative leader, Kevin is a connector who specializes in bringing people together to solve important problems. Known for an extensive global network, he has travelled to many of PwC’s offices across the global network in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and appreciates the cultural differences in doing business globally. Kevin believes in practicing the art of servant leadership, engaging in and encouraging transparent and forthright conversations, driving D & I and developing and sustaining business relationships.

In his 25+ year career at PwC, Kevin has built up broad experience in the industry sectors including pharmaceutical and life sciences, industrial products and real estate. His clients trust and rely on him for a wide variety of business advisory areas including management of large-scale multi-disciplinary organizational transformations, workforce planning and acquisition and divestiture planning.

In the area of tax he has focused on accounting for income taxes and international tax planning for multinational corporations. Past roles within PwC have included global engagement leader and lead tax partner on distinguished companies in the Washington DC and Boston area where he managed a global network in approximately 30 countries.

Deeply passionate about supporting his community, Kevin serves on the Board of Directors of Reading Is Fundamental, Junior Achievement and The Wolftrap Foundation. He is an active member of the Economic Club of Washington DC and sits on the Corporate Council for the Kennedy Center.

Kevin is a proud husband to Beth and father of two – a son who is in college and plays baseball and a daughter who is a registered nurse in Chicago.