Ellie Kehmeier Ellie has been with the San Jose office of Deloitte & Touche for over twenty years. In her role as Deputy National Leader of Tax Services for the Firm's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group, she consults with clients throughout the country on tax issues surrounding employee stock options. Ellie is a frequent speaker on the tax aspects of stock options and on recent efforts by accounting standards setters to require expensing of stock options. Ellie is a member of the AICPA, the AeA's Tax Policy Committee, the Tax Advisory Committee for San Jose State University and is a member of the board of the Joint Venture-Silicon Valley Tax Policy Group. Ellie received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley and her Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Workshop : Thinking Big About Equity Compensation