Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-175423 on Form S-1 of our report dated March 31, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company, which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the change in accounting for the recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments for certain investments, as required by accounting guidance adopted on April 1, 2009.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.