Corporate Vice President, Internal Audit Group
Microsoft
Melvin Flowers is Corporate Vice President, Internal Audit Group for Microsoft. In this role, Flowers is responsible for providing objective assurance and insight on the effectiveness and efficiency of governance, risk management, and internal control processes to senior management and to the Audit and Regulatory & Public Policy committees of the board of directors. He is responsible for leading the Internal Audit Department, Enterprise Risk Management, and the Financial Integrity Unit. Previously, Flowers was the Chief Financial Officer for the Mobile and Embedded Devices business responsible for financial and strategic planning, performance management financial reporting, and business development.
Before joining Microsoft, Flowers led three technology companies through the initial public offering process serving as Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer of Novatel Wireless, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ACT Networks and Spectra Med Inc. Flowers is currently on the advisory board of Blacks at Microsoft, is a board member of Enterprise Mobile, and a mentor for the College Success Foundation.
Flowers holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Northern Illinois University.
