Rob Gettemy

Chief Operating Officer, TaxAct

Mr. Gettemy is TaxAct’s Chief Operating Officer with direct responsibility for all customer service, electronic filing, fraud prevention, government relations and business development activities. He also oversees human resources and facilities. Prior to joining TaxAct in 2012 Mr. Gettemy held executive level positions in the telco, marketing research and consumer software industries where he worked in operations, sales and M&A roles. In addition, Mr. Gettemy has owned multiple businesses and has taught entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa for nine years. Mr. Gettemy holds his MBA from Drake University and a BA in Economics from the University of Northern Iowa. He is past Vice-Chair of the American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights, an industry group focused on tax policy. He was also the industry lead on a tax fraud working group comprised of the IRS, State Departments of Revenue and the tax filing industry. He is currently on the board of directors for the Council for Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement (CERCA)