Worldwide Tax & Customs Controller
Microsoft Corporation

MS ’04

Robert Patterson is the Director and Worldwide Tax & Trade Controller at Microsoft. Previously, Robert worked on initiatives related to global and domestic tax compliance and policies with the Big Four accounting firms, multinational companies Walmart and American Express, and the state of Kansas where he helped draft tax legislation. Robert earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University and over the course of his career he earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Morehead State University, a Master of Science in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University, a Graduate Certificate in State & Local Taxation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and he completed coursework in law at Washburn University’s School of Law.