Leadership

Chester Cook

Deputy State Revenue Commissioner

Chester Cook joined DOR in 2005, and before his promotion to Deputy State Revenue Commissioner, he served as the Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Tax Operations where he oversaw Income Tax Policy, Indirect Tax Policy, Compliance, Audits, and Taxpayer Services. This included leadership over multidisciplinary groups such as tax compliance for IFTA/IRP, motor fuel tax, individual income tax, corporate income tax, film tax credits, sales and use tax and several miscellaneous taxes administered by DOR.

His other positions within DOR include Audits Director, Audits Assistant Director, Audits Program Manager, Audits Manager, and Audits Supervisor. He has also served as a Tax Policy Analyst within Legal Affairs and Tax Policy. Prior to joining DOR, he held various roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors, and the corporate banking industry. He is a graduate of Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business where he received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Taxation.