Allison is a Tax Partner in the Corporate Tax Advisory practice of PwC Singapore.  She has over 28 years of international tax experience with extensive knowledge of business, regulatory and tax environments traversing Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas.

Allison started her career and held various roles with PwC in Los Angeles and Hong Kong from 1991 to 2000. Thereafter, she pursued her tax career with several multinational companies spanning across financial services, technology and transportation & logistics industries. Prior to joining PwC Singapore in 2017, she was the Global Head of Tax of a SGX listed transportation company responsible for leading the efforts in group business restructuring, merger and acquisition transactions, and tax function transformation.  She was also the Asia Pacific Head of Tax for a Fortune 100 technology company before assuming her Global Head of Tax role.

Areas of Specialization:

• Passionate about value creation in her former in-house head of tax roles in the areas of tax controversy management, treasury /financing solutions, and M&A projects where she originated practical solutions and achieved significant wins and cost savings. She has been instrumental in designing optimal legal entity structures and operating models as well as setting adequate governance in tax incentive management for the companies under her care.
• Currently Allison is the lead partner for a few global and regional tax compliance engagements where she advises clients on the possible avenues for tax process transformation and best practices on tax governance.

Allison graduated from California State University, Northridge earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting).  She subsequently attained her Master in Taxation degree at the University of Southern California.  She completed her CPA certification in the state of California, USA and became a member of the AICPA.

Allison is also a regular panel speaker in various industry forums and conferences.