Geoffrey E. Snyder

Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR)

Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder is responsible for administering the tax, child support, and municipal finance laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mr. Snyder has several decades of senior-level leadership experience in the financial industry and previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Administrative Affairs and Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at DOR from 2016 into 2019. In his role as Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Snyder provided oversight of finance, human resources, facilities management, the Office of Ethics and Employee Responsibility, internal audit, labor relations, and risk management functions.

Mr. Snyder worked as the Director of Equity Sales at Wells Fargo, where he led the company’s Research Sales and Sales Trading operations across the United States and London. Previously, he was the Global Head of Institutional Sales at Bank of America Securities and the Deputy Head of U.S. Equity Sales at Citigroup Global Markets.

Mr. Snyder has also served as an adjunct professor of finance at several post-secondary educational institutions, including Seton Hall University. Most recently, he was the Managing Director for a global executive search firm.

Mr. Snyder holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.

  • Massachusetts Department of Revenue  

    DOR manages state taxes and child support. We also help cities and towns manage their finances, and administer the Underground Storage Tank Program. Similarly, our mission includes rulings and regulations, tax policy analysis, communications, and legislative affairs.
  • Child Support Services Division  

    We provide services to parents who pay child support and parents and caretakers who receive child support. Child support is a way for parents to share the financial responsibility for their child, even when they do not live together. Either parent or the child’s caretaker can apply for our services to establish parentage or to get, enforce, or change a child support order.
  • Division of Local Services  

    DLS promotes sound municipal finance management practices and supports local officials by providing guidance, training and oversight.
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