Sharon Allen is Chairman of the Board of Directors of DeloitteLLP. She was first elected in this position in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. Upon her election as board chairman, Allen became the highest-ranking woman in the company's history. Allen received her accounting degree from the University of Idaho. She immediately joined Deloitte's Idaho branch and now has more than 30 years of audit and consulting experience, with a roster of clients that includes Albertson's Inc., The Boeing Company, Computer Science Corp., Dole Food Company, Harrah's Entertainment, Health Net, Inc., Lucent Technologies and Washington Mutual Inc.