Beginning her wireless career in 1992, Deanne has held various financial positions ranging from an analyst in the strategy and corporate M&A group at Nextel to the CFO who helped launch Boost Mobile in the US.

Deanne was a VP at Nextel in the Finance organization in charge of the annual budget cycle, all company-wide analyses and the company's strategic model. Since Nextel she has been the CFO of two start-up companies, a DSL company and Boost Mobile. She has extensive experience in corporate strategy and has led companies with both public and private funding.