Biography

UCF College of Business alumna Jessica Blume ’80 retired from Deloitte in 2015 as Vice Chairman after 26 years. Jessica was a leadership Partner in the U.S. firm and served on the Deloitte U.S. Executive Committee and U.S. Board of Directors when Deloitte evolved into the world’s largest professional services organization.

She was elected to the Board of Directors for Publix Super Markets, Inc., a Fortune 100 company, in 2016 and currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee. In 2018, Jessica joined the Board of Centene Corporation, a Fortune 50 company and leading multi-national healthcare enterprise. She is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Technology Committees.
Jessica graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in accounting. She currently serves on UCF’s Foundation Board and is actively engaged with the College of Business as an advisory member. Jessica was inducted into the UCF College of Business Hall of Fame in February 2019.