Gem State Business and Accounting Conference

Alex Brosseau

Senior Manager, Tax Policy, Washington National Tax

Deloitte Tax LLP

Speaking on: Tax Policy Update

Alex Brosseau is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Tax LLP’s Washington National Tax office, where he serves as a trusted advisor on tax policy developments emerging from Congress and the White House. In this pivotal role, Alex keeps Deloitte and its clients ahead of the curve, translating complex legislative changes into actionable insights that shape business strategy and compliance.

Before joining Deloitte’s national tax policy team, Alex made his mark on Capitol Hill as Senior Analyst for Tax Policy with the U.S. Senate Budget Committee from 2012 to 2015. As the committee’s lead tax and revenue adviser, he counseled two influential chairpersons—Senator Patty Murray and Senator Kent Conrad—on all manner of tax policy issues.  At this time, Alex also became steeped in the intricate and arcane rules of budget reconciliation – a filibuster-proof process which has been utilized numerous times in recent decades to move sweeping tax and spending bills.     

Alex’s strategic leadership was instrumental in crafting the Senate’s fiscal year 2014 budget resolution and he also was a key staffer in the bicameral talks that led to enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

Alex career began in client service at Deloitte Tax LLP, where he focused on clients in the financial services and real estate industries. His hands-on experience with complex tax issues laid the foundation for his later work in policy.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Alex holds a Master of Science in Taxation from American University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Economics from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Alex is known for his ability to bridge technical expertise with policy strategy, making him a sought-after resource for clients and colleagues navigating the fast-moving world of tax legislation.

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Alejo Rovira

Senior Tax Manager

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Alejo is a senior manager at Deloitte with more than 11 years of experience guiding clients through finance transformation and operational improvement. He specializes in applying data analytics and visualization tools to make accounting and finance processes more efficient, with a strong emphasis on supporting controllership teams.

As a leader within Deloitte’s Center for Controllership, Alejo helps develop and share practical insights, ensuring controllership professionals have access to the latest trends and tools shaping their field.

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Danielle Yudin

Manager, Risk and Financial Advisory Controllership, Digital Analytics and Insights

Deloitte & Touche LLP

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Danielle is a Manager with the Risk and Financial Advisory Controllership Digital Analytics and Insights practice. She is a Certified Management Accountant focused on addressing complex client issues by leveraging enabling technologies and business process design to reduce risks, improve efficiencies and lower costs.

As the Center for Controllership Eminence Lead, she spearheads multiple initiatives that advance best practices and strategic innovation within finance and controllership functions. By championing digital transformation, risk management, and process optimization, she ensures that financial teams around the world are given up to date information to support dynamic business demands and regulatory requirements.

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Sean Denney

Audit Senior Manager

Deloitte & Touche LLP

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12+ years of professional auditing and advisory experience serving a variety of large and small public and private companies focusing on consumer products and technology industries.

Serves in an advisory capacity, focusing on technical accounting with extensive experience assessing new or complex accounting issues.

Completed a two-year global rotation in Bordeaux, France.

Enjoys spending time outdoors.

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Erika Mullikan

Audit Manager

Deloitte & Touche LLP

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6+ years of professional auditing and advisory experience serving a variety of large and small public and private companies focusing on the consumer products industry.

Serves in an accounting & reporting advisory capacity with experience in system implementations, internal controls, and Sustainability (GHG Protocol and CSRD) reporting.

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Justin Ames joined the Boise State College of Business and Economics as an Associate Professor in the summer of 2025. Before coming to Boise State, Justin served as a tenure-track faculty member in the Dearborn College of Business at the University of Michigan. He completed post-doctoral work at Brigham Young University as a research fellow in the Wheatley Institution Ethics Initiative, received his Ph.D. in Management from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, and completed undergraduate degrees at Brigham Young University, and Ricks College.
His research in applied business ethics and responsible business leadership has earned recognition from international organizations such as the Academy of Management and the Society for Business Ethics. His research has been published in multiple leading outlets such as The Leadership Quarterly and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. He has received multiple awards for his work mentoring, coaching, and instructing undergraduate and MBA students in business ethics and responsible business practices.
Prior to academia, he spent 15 years as a supply chain executive with several multinational corporations. He draws on this experience to ground his research and teaching in real-world practice, narrowing the gap between ethical theory and everyday application. 
Justin also serves as the Robert V. Hansberger Endowed Ethics Chair. In this position he works with students, industry leaders, and faculty to advance ethical and socially responsible practices that foster healthy business relationships and strong community partnerships. He focuses specifically on helping future and current business leaders further develop the judgment, courage, and mature ethical decision-making skills necessary to make responsible and sustainable business decisions.
Born and raised in the Treasure Valley, Justin loves spending time in the Idaho Mountains with his wife Diane and their four children.