About our Board Chairman, Chris Graham

On July 13, 2020, Governor Tate Reeves named Chris Graham as Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue for a partial term ending in 2022. Governor Reeves reappointed Mr. Graham to a full six-year term in 2022. The Mississippi Senate unanimously confirmed both appointments.

As Commissioner of Revenue, Graham works with a staff of over 600 employees who are responsible for collecting tax revenues that support state and local governments in Mississippi as well as titling and registration of motor vehicles, monitoring ad valorem assessments throughout the state, enforcement of Mississippi's Prohibition and Local Option Law, operating as the wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages, and enforcement of Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Act. He also serves as an ex-officio board member of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation and the Mississippi License Tag Commission.

Mr. Graham serves as the gubernatorial appointee on the board of trustees for the Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi which is responsible for administering retirement benefits for all state and public education employees, sworn officers of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, other public employees whose employers have elected to participate, and elected members of the Mississippi Legislature.

Mr. Graham is a past president and member of the board of directors of the Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators that includes tax administration agencies of twelve southeastern states. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association which is a national association representing jurisdictions that directly control the distribution and sale of alcohol within their borders.

Mr. Graham previously served as the Senate Budget Officer for the Mississippi Legislative Budget Office and as Assistant Director and Counsel for the Mississippi Ethics Commission. He obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy and Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi, and a Master of Accountancy from Millsaps College. He is married and has two children.