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Alexandra Readhead is a new entry this year Alexandra Readhead's work focuses on issues of tax avoidance and other forms of illicit financial flows by multinational extractive companies in developing countries. Readhead has directly assisted governments in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, and Cote d'Ivoire on strengthening legal frameworks against abusive transfer pricing in the mining sector. She is technical adviser to the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) on its programme 'Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in the Mining Sector in Developing Countries'.

Tax Justice Network was also in the Global Tax 50 2016, 2015, and 2014 Tax Justice Network (TJN) is instrumental in driving the momentum for change in fairer tax policies around the globe. Each year, the NGO directs its gaze to a particular global tax issue, and each year it launches effective campaigns that influence the successful adoption of legislation or sees substantial taxation advances. Over the past 12 months, it:

Donald Trump was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 President Donald Trump came to office in January 2017 promising to overhaul the US tax system in his first year. It was an ambitious project for any president, yet it was not inconceivable that the new administration would be able to draw up a plan and rush it through Congress.

Heather Self was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 The Women in Tax network is going from strength to strength and continues to grow in size and reputation.

Theresa May was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 A great deal has changed since Theresa May became the UK's Prime Minister. In the aftermath of the referendum on June 23 2016, the Conservative government has faced the challenge of tough negotiations with the EU over Brexit, and the ruling party was shaken to its core by this year's election, which did not go to plan.

Cecilia Malmström is a new entry this year During her time as the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström has presided over the EU's side of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. This kind of free trade agreement stands out as a reminder of what globalisation was like before the protectionist era of US President Donald Trump and Brexit.

United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is a new entry this year The UN's tax committee, which is responsible for the organisation's tax and transfer pricing work, received praise from the tax community when it released an update to its highly-regarded transfer pricing manual for developing countries in April 2017.

Tomas Balco is a new entry this year

Narendra Modi was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished a huge amount since he came to power in 2014 promising to boost foreign investment, simplify the tax code and cut down on bureaucracy.

Paige Marvel was also in the Global Tax 50 2015 As the Chief Judge of the US Tax Court, Paige Marvel has made it into this year's Global Tax 50 for her leadership and the role of the court.