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Managing Billions at Microsoft

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Leona Locke Dotson, 29
Finance Manager
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA
Locke Dotson manages $1 billion in revenues and creates long- and short-term strategies for current and future product launches and specific marketing initiatives. She expanded Microsoft’s finance-driven tool for field salespeople worldwide to include more products, customer intelligence, and envelop more customers to drive profits. She also structured a model $1 million donation from Microsoft to the National Association of Black Accountants.

Education
Bachelor of Science in International Business & Operations Information Systems Management, Pennsylvania State University, State College, P.A. – 2002

Favorite Book
Professional: Cracking the Corporate Code by Price M. Cobbs and Judith L. Turnock. I was advised to read this book early in my career and it has always stuck with me.
Winning by Jack Welch

Leisure: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Recent favorite: The Help by Kathryn Stockett