2008 DINNER TOPICS/SPEAKERS
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Deborah L. DeHaas Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP |
Deborah is the Vice Chairman and Midwest Regional Managing Partner for Deloitte LLP, which includes offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines. With 5,000 professionals, Deloitte is the largest Big Four firm in the region. In this role, Deborah leads the quality, client satisfaction, growth and human resource initiatives. Deborah also serves as advisory partner on a number of the firm's most significant clients in the Chicago area. Prior to assuming her current role, she was the Regional Managing Partner of Strategic Clients for the Midwest Region.
Deborah served as the 2003/2004 Campaign Chair for United Way. She is the Treasurer of Millennium Park, Inc. and the Vice Chair of WTTW/Channel 11 and the Board Chair of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. In addition, she sits on the Boards of the Executives' Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago Network, and the Museum of Science and Industry. She is a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and is a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Exploratory Committee.
Deborah graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of several state and national professional societies, including the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society.