Lisa J. Beard-Niemann is the Acting Director of Employee Plans, within the Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division (TEGE) of the IRS. She provides oversight for compliance with the tax laws governing qualified retirement plans. Lisa was previously with the Large Business and International Division (LB&I) as the Assistant to the Industry Director, Global High Wealth, and the Assistant to the Director of Advance Pricing Mutual Agreement, Office of Transfer Pricing, International. Lisa began her IRS career in 1987. She worked extensively in international taxation and abusive transactions for over 10 years before beginning her management career. Lisa holds degrees in Business Administration and Management from Salisbury University, and Accounting from the University of Maryland. Lisa is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Virginia and a member of the AICPA.