I joined Deloitte after graduate school in 1999 as a senior consultant. I'd been recruited out of the Harvard Kennedy School and thought I'd spend a year or two in the private sector before entering politics or policy in DC. Twenty-one years later, I was still there and had become a partner. I was at the height of my career - then my health caused me to come crashing down.
Michael Payne stated, "I care deeply about representing our community and being present for important debates and decisions in Westminster. Being unable to participate fully in this work is not something I take lightly, and it's difficult to be away at a time when so much is happening nationally."