Teresa Briggs currently serves as a Managing Partner at Deloitte's Silicon Valley office. Over the past two years, Briggs has worked to double the firm's staff to at least 1,300. She joined the firm when only seven percent of the partners were women. She arrived at Deloitte & Touche as one of the youngest partners in the company. Rising quickly, she moved to Deloitte's New York office working to redesign the company's corporate strategy at a national level, which then led to her current position.
On top of all her accomplishments at Deloitte, Briggs has served on the Management Board of Advisors at her alma mater, the University of Arizona, and she spent eight years serving on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. Teresa also recently participated in the Leadership Group's Annual CEO/Elected Official Cycle‐To‐Work Day Challenge to help curb climate change, riding from Redwood Shores to downtown San Jose and back.
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When seeking new recruits, Deloitte Silicon Valley's HR team seeks leaders with an open aperture. With the help of her colleague in the audience, Teresa Briggs, Partner at Deloitte, describes the candidates that are most successful. This includes those who have interpersonal and client management skills, shrewd intellect and judgement, multiple and divergent academic pursuits, and, more often than not, the ability to speak multiple languages.