Scott Pattison
Scott D. Pattison is the Research and Tax Policy Director of the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) He has wide experience in tax and revenue policy, state fiscal matters, budgeting and other government finance and economic issues.
He was recently the Deputy Executive Director of the Multistate Tax Commission. Prior to that, Mr. Pattison served as executive director and CEO of the National Governors Association (NGA), the bipartisan organization of the nation’s governors. The group speaks with a collective voice on a wide range of issues and works to influence the federal government on innovative ideas that can be implemented nationwide. Mr. Pattison worked with governors to identify and prioritize issues facing states, identify challenges and solutions to those challenges and oversee the day-to-day operations of the association.
Mr. Pattison graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and received his law degree from the University of Virginia.