As the Commissioner, Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE) Collection, Darren provides executive leadership and direction in the design, development and delivery of an IRS-wide, comprehensive tax administration program to meet the needs of all America's taxpayers with past due balances and/or unfiled returns. These include large and small businesses, tax exempt and government entities, self-employed individuals, and wage earners.

He provides operational program support [including budget, human capital, research, and technology services] to ensure successful service to customers, special projects, and civil investigations/enforcement of the assigned organization's mission. In Collection, these include: Field Collection, Campus Collection, Collection Headquarters, Insolvency, Offers in Compromise, and Collection Performance Planning & Analysis. In addition to Collection Operations, he has oversight of the Office of Fraud Enforcement - providing support and coordination for all IRS efforts in detecting and deterring tax fraud.

Darren's prior positions included serving as director of the following: Field Collection Operations, Enterprise Collection Strategy, Appeals Field Operations, ACA Compliance Strategy and Policy, and Midwest Area Collection. He began his IRS career as a revenue officer and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Holy Cross, is a Fellow of the Loyola University Institute of Politics and was awarded the Certificate in Public Leadership by the Brookings Institution.