
John Bush
Programme Director for Tax & Fiscal Reform
John is a former Partner and Managing Director at KPMG, Global Head of Tax at The Chase Manhattan Bank, and Officer in Charge of International Taxation at Citigroup.
He received a JD from Yale Law School, an MBA from Stanford University, and a Master’s in Global Development Policy from Boston University. He’s an Attorney and Certified Public Accountant. John’s consultancies have included advising the IFC on international policies to meet international tax standards imposed by OECD, and reviewing laws and regulations of the 21 Asia Pacific Development Community economies in order to formalise the legal structures of SMEs. John has volunteered with the Advisory Board of Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center to improve policy-oriented research on financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe.
John’s written work includes “Taxing the Digital Economy: Options, Trade Considerations, and a Solution”, published in Tax Notes International 2020, and “Infrastructure Bank: Time for Reconsideration of a U.S. Infrastructure Bank”, on behalf of the American Bar Association, published in Business Law Today.