Department of Accountancy Outstanding Alumni Award
Bill Taulbee, B.B.A.’98
Vice President of Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive, Western Digital
Bill Taulbee has served as vice president of internal audit and chief audit executive 51¸£ÀûÉç Digital for the past five years, assisting the company in improving operations and risk management.
His extensive accounting, consulting and information technology background has allowed him to drive substantial process changes at several Fortune 500 technology companies over his 26-year career. Taulbee spent 14 years in public accounting at BDO Seidman, EY and PwC. He also earned professional certifications including a Certified Public Accounting license from Michigan, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Project Manager Professional. He is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors, Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the Project Management Institute.
Recently, Taulbee led the process of creating carve-out financial statements for Western Digital’s Flash business to facilitate the spin off of the Flash business. He will continue to drive changes at the new organization and be responsible for transformation of the finance function.
He met his wife of 24 years, Jo Fedders, B.B.A.’98, through Beta Alpha Psi during college and enjoys spending his free time with her and their three children.