Founder and Chief Executive Officer
David H. LeVan, CMI, MBA is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantax Group, a corporate property tax consulting firm offering comprehensive solutions across all 50 states. His 25 years of consulting and leadership experience also includes Kraft Foods, Coopers & Lybrand and American Appraisal Associates. While at Kraft Foods, he received the Superior Achievement Award for his role in leading organization change, resulting in $10 Million in tax savings.
For over 20 years, David has contributed to industry education through course development, teaching and chairing professional education committees. He received an award from the Institute for Professional in Taxation for his leadership in the development of the Intermediate Property Tax School at Georgia Tech. He also received 2007 Instructor of the Year, Inaugural Award. His thought leadership contributions to the industry also include the publication of numerous articles, and frequent speaking engagements at professional organizations.
David authors weekly articles for ‘A Tax to Grind' (www.taxtogrind.com). The articles are penned with a ‘tongue in cheek’ writing style to entertain its readers while communicating historic lessons, front-line stories, as well as fresh ideas within the industry.
David is President and Founder of Harriette's Song (www.hsong.org), a charitable foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for impoverished children via charitable relationships with other small and mid-sized companies. David holds a BS in Mathematics from John Brown University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.