Jeffrey P. Guilfoyle, 39, will become the sixth president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan at the 93rd Annual Meeting of CRC on September 11. He is currently Director of the Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis (ORTA), Michigan Department of Treasury, a post he has held since 2007. He succeeds Earl M. Ryan, 66, who has held the position since 1994 and who will retire from CRC at the end of October.

Guilfoyle began his career with the Department of Treasury in 1998 as a tax analyst and was Director of the Economic and Revenue Forecasting Division from 2004 until assuming his current position. As Director of ORTA, his responsibilities include forecasting and tracking state tax receipts, estimating the impact of legislation on state tax revenues, and providing economic research support to the State Treasurer.

He received his B. A. in economics from the University of Michigan and his M. A. and Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He lives in Holt with his wife, Wendy, and two sons, Paul and Nicholas.

"We are delighted that Jeff has agreed to join CRC as its new president," said Eugene A. Gargaro, chairman of the CRC Board of Directors. "He will bring a fresh vision to the organization as it moves into its second century. We are all eager to begin working with Jeff as CRC continues to provide the research and analysis that citizens and policy makers desperately need in these difficult times for Michigan."

"CRC has an impeccable reputation for objective, accurate analysis of state and local issues," said Guilfoyle. "I look forward to maintaining that reputation and making sure that CRC research is even more vital to decision makers as they grapple with the huge problems facing the state."

"CRC is in good hands," said Ryan, who is completing 25 years with CRC in three separate stints, beginning in 1967. "Jeff Guilfoyle has all the tools needed for this position and then some. I take great comfort in knowing that someone of his ability will be heading an organization that has meant so much to me for so long."

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan was founded in 1916 to provide nonpartisan research and analysis of issues pertaining to state and local government organization and finance in Michigan.

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