Ayesha is the Chief Financial Officer for Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory and is responsible for managing the financial health of the practice. She also leads due diligence teams to advise some of Deloitte’s most significant private equity and strategic buyer clients on M&A transactions. Ayesha is a member of Deloitte's Board Council and the M&A Executive Committee. Based in Chicago, Ayesha joined Deloitte in 1995 and became a partner in 2007. Ayesha focuses on consumer products and retail industries. She led Deloitte's US Advisory Practice for Consumer Products and Deloitte's National Retail, Wholesale and Distribution M&A Transaction Services practice. With over 29 years of experience with Deloitte, including over 21 years in the M&A Transaction Services group, Ayesha has assisted clients on 200+ transactions ranging in size from $10 million to $38 billion across the globe. Ayesha is highly regarded for her client service excellence and is committed to delivering the insights clients need to address their most critical and complex business challenges related to acquisitions and divestitures. She has extensive experience in complex carve-out transactions advising both sellers and buyers, including assisting clients with the preparation of financial statements, pro forma financial information and other information included in regulatory filings. Ayesha graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).