Pat Galvin: Alaska Commissioner of Revenue (2006-2010)

Anchorage Attorney Pat Galvin grew up in southern California and hoped to be a sports agent. He never intended to be an attorney, to live in Alaska, nor work in state government. But as a relatively young lawyer he got a job in Governor Tony Knowles'’s administration as the Director of Governmental Coordination in the Office of the Governor before moving into the Department of Natural Resources. He stayed at DNR through Gov. Frank Murkowski's administration, and then with the election of Gov. Sarah Palin, Pat was tapped to be her Commissioner of Revenue. In that role, he crafted ACES, an aggressive oil & gas tax policy that netted the state billions in additional revenue. Although he stayed on in Gov. Sean Parnell's administration after Palin resigned, Pat left state government in 2010 and has been working for an oil company ever since.