With Bonnell at the helm, Comcast’s audit function is consistently ranked among the top five internal audit teams across all industries by the big four accounting firms. She encourages her team to gain exposure to different areas of the company and also helps recruit women for open roles by partnering with regional HBCUs.
“Generative AI will significantly transform the internal audit function as well as revolutionize how companies think about real-time risk coverage. Our teams get to work at the forefront of these technologies.”
What inspired you to pursue a leadership role? There were very few women leaders in technology roles early in my career. I always felt tech was interesting and exciting and I was very appreciative of the time and energy women tech leaders spent with me on mentorship and opportunities for advancement, particularly since it’s primarily a male dominated field. Today, more women are in tech and I’m in a position to pay forward the mentorship I received and do the same for the incredibly talented women on my team.
