Deb is the Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner for Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Midwest Region, which includes offi ces in Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines. With 5,000 professionals, Deloitte is the largest Big Four fi rm in the region. In this role, Deb leads the quality, client satisfaction, growth and human resource initiatives in the region. Deb also serves as advisory partner on a number of the firm’s most signifi cant clients in the Chicago area. During her career, Deb has served a variety of clients, with an emphasis on those in the manufacturing, consumer products, and communications industries. Prior to assuming her current role, Deb was the Regional Managing Partner of Strategic Clients for the Midwest Region. In this role, Deb led the management and development of the fi rm’s national global strategic clients program for the seven offi ces throughout the region. Deb graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in Management Science and Accounting. She is a Certifi ed Public Accountant and a member of several state and national professional societies, including the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society.
Professional and Civic Affiliations
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Chicago Club – Board of Directors
Chicago Network – Immediate Past Chair
Commercial Club of Chicago
Economic Club of Chicago
Executives’ Club of Chicago – Board of Directors
Millennium Park, Inc. – Treasurer
Museum of Science and Industry
World Business Chicago
United Way – 2003 and 2004 Campaign Chair
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
WTTW/Channel 11 – Executive Committee and Treasurer
Northwestern University