Duane M DesParte

Duane M. DesParte currently serves as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately 5.4 million customers and $19 billion in annual revenues. Before joining Exelon in 2003, Duane was an assurance partner in the Chicago offices of Deloitte & Touche and of Arthur Andersen, where he spent 18 years providing audit, business advisory and consulting services to both large public and small private companies in the energy, transportation, telecommunications and education industries. Duane is 48 years old, and along with his partner, John C. Schneider, is a long time donor to Center on Halsted and member of the Director's Circle. He served on the Horizons Community Services Board of Directors from 1994-1999, Treasurer of the Board for two years, and the chair of the Board Finance Committee for four years. He is a CPA and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy.