- Melinda Gates
Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is a former unit manager for several Microsoft products: Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software architect of Microsoft. They have three children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (b. April 1996), Rory John Gates (b. 1999) and Phoebe Adele Gates (b. 2002). Melinda was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, …
- Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. "Forbes" magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, …
- Patty Stonesifer
Patty Stonesifer is the Co-chair and President of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 1997, Bill and Melinda Gates asked Stonesifer to launch the Gates Library Foundation, which later merged with the William H. Gates Foundation in 2000. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's US$24 billion endowment fund hands out more than a billion dollars a year to "improve access to advances in global health and learning." Prior to 1997, …
- Warren Buffet
Warren Edward Buffett (b. August 30 1930, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American investor, businessperson and philanthropist. Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments managed through the holding company Berkshire Hathaway, of which he is the largest shareholder and CEO. With an estimated current net worth of around US$52 billion, he was ranked by "Forbes" as the third-richest person in the world as of April 2007, …
- William H. Gates Sr.
William Henry Gates, Sr. (born William Henry Gates III on November 30, 1925) is a retired American attorney and philanthropist who is the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
- Julio Frenk
Dr. Julio Frenk currently divides his time between Seattle and Mexico City. In Seattle, he serves as Senior Fellow at the Global Health Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is also the Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. In Mexico City, he is the President of the CARSO Health Institute, a new foundation focusing on health-systems innovations in Latin America.
- Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Sylvia M. Mathews (born 1965) is the President of the Global Development Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Her program focusses on combatting world poverty through agricultural development, financial services for the poor, and global libraries. She was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the Foundation prior to its reorganization in 2006.
- Peter A. Singer
Peter A. Singer, MD, MPH, FRCPC, is Senior Scientist and Co-Director of the Program on Life Sciences, Ethics and Policy at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network; Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto; and a Distinguished Investigator of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
- Bill Gates
"Swiftwater" Bill Gates was an American frontiersman and fortune hunter, and a fixture in stories of the Klondike Gold Rush. He made and lost several fortunes, and died in Seattle in 1935. Despite the similarity in name and geography, there is no apparent family relationship between "Swiftwater Bill" and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
- James Matthew Jones
James Matthew (Jim) Jones (born April 3, 1961) is an American global public health expert and consultant. Jones is the oft-quoted former communications director for U.S. Senator John Kerry. At the forefront of many of the gay rights debates in the U.S. Congress during the 1990s, Jones became known as a fierce advocate of the rights of people living with AIDS as well as gay and lesbian Americans.
- Joe Langworth
Joe Langworth (born July 19, 1966) is an American singer and dancer. From 1990 - 2005, Langworth appeared in a number of major Broadway musicals, including the closing company of the original production of A Chorus Line, the Tony Award-winning production of Ragtime with Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell, and the 2001 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies.
- Margo Alexander
Margo Alexander was formerly a senior executive of PaineWebber, where she spent the greater part of her thirty-three year career in the financial services industry. Beginning as a research analyst, she later became Director of Research, then Director of Institutional Equity and, in 1995, CEO of Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management. She was a member of the PaineWebber executive committee until the firm's acquisition by UBS in November 2000.
- William Foege
William Foege , MD Former Director, Centers for Disease Control Former Executive Director, The Carter Center Senior Medical Advisor, Global Health Program Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Carol McGrath
Carol McGrath Development Associate & Asst. to the Executive Director
- Lucille Pilling
Lucille Pilling Clinical Associate Professor of Public Administration Dr. Lucille Pilling , Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Administration and at the NYU Masters Program in Global Health, is a specialist on the management of multi-organizational alliances. Her book, Global Alliance: Lessons Learned was published in February 2007.
- Allan Golston
Allan Golston • President, U.S. Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Brenda Hough
Brenda Hough , host for Emerging Technologies where you can discuss what's hot and new on the technology horizon and what's useful for libraries. Brenda is the technology coordinator for the Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS). Brenda is also an instructor and a doctoral student in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University in Kansas.
- David Gonzalez
Originally from Long Island but now claim West Coast! Have lived in NYC, San Francisco, Portland, and small stints in Myrtle Beach, Albany, Oneonta and now DC. Just moved with my luv-uh Max to NW DC.
- Chris Curtiss
Living near the beach and dating a blond actress. Wow-- what a lucky guy. I'm a Montana transplant who used to hear all the stereotypes about L.A. And now I can't believe I'd live anywhere else. I'm lucky enough to live blocks from where I work and I hardly ever make it east of Lincoln Ave or south of LAX. I work at a think tank running a program to help staff collaborate so I get to play with some cool technologies. I can often be found.
- Jill Nishi
Jill Nishi Program Manager, U.S. Libraries Initiative Jill Nishi currently directs the foundation’s U.S. Libraries initiative to bring computer and Internet access to disadvantaged communities through the nation’s public libraries. Prior to joining the foundation, Nishi served in several leadership positions in the public and private sector.
- Darryl Graham
When I was little I thought cats were girls and dogs were boys. I am not afraid of spiders or heights, but the idea of cooking with curry makes me anxious. I have a friend who dented the top of my car with his butt, and he's going to be an amazing doctor one day. Some day I'll get the call that my Dad has died and that idea puts me in a bad mood. When people take themselves seriously I tend to make light of their achievements.
- Aina
Too much to say in this itty bitty space. Random, well traveled chic who has more dreams than time and trying to figure it all out. I love people, talking, connecting, learning about what makes people tick. I love being active, running, lifting, being strong and healthy. I am outgoing and shy, loud and quiet, even keel and moody, funny and dull, perfect and flawed, butch and femme. I am a bunch of contradictions.
- Keke
Ahhhh...cheers to downtown living!!! All the best to all of you and god bless.
- Armando
I'm a very laid back person that loves spending time with family. I work hard when I have to, but I concentrate on getting more out of life by not taking things too seriously. Don't get me wrong, I do have my ducks in a row, but what good does it do to stress on things you don't have control of?
- Martha Choe
Martha Choe Director, Global Libraries Martha Choe directs the Global Libraries initiative in the foundation's Global Development Program. Prior to her work with the foundation, Choe had a long career in public service as the Washington state coordinator for the Boeing 7E7 Project Management Office and as director of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
- Nicole
Well, I grew up in Bakersfield, CA, a tiny aggricultural town at the bottom of the Valley in CA. It's too hot for me there, and nothing to do, so when I graduated from college I decided with my now husband that we were moving as far away as possible. Hence why I now live in Seattle! Seattle is the absolute complete opposite of Bakersfield in every way imaginable, so I am very happy here.
- Kaisa
I will reduce myself to a paragraph: I have lived in West Seattle for the past three years and just bought a house, which is pretty exciting. I love this city and the alki beach neighborhood. Before that, I lived in Portland, Oregon. And before that, I lived in Montana during college. I haven't totaled a car in three years...anybody who knows me well will probably find that to be an amazing fact.
- Taeko In Nyc!
Scandanavian girl, born in Japan, raised in Oregon, exchange student to Chile, university in Canada, family in Argentina, now living in New York City to start a life/career post-graduation! 20 countries in 20 years... slowing things down now... well, a little ;)
- Regina Rabinovich
Regina Rabinovich , MD, MPH Director, Infectious Diseases, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Regina received an MD Southern Illinois University and trained in pediatrics at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill. After a one-year stint in administration as chief resident, she completed 3 years of training in maternal and child health, preventive medicine, epidemiology, and obtained an MPH from UNC.
- Katie Hong
Katie Hong Interim Director, Pacific Northwest Katie Hong is the interim director for the Pacific Northwest initiative at the foundation. In this capacity, she is responsible for the day-to-day management of our local grantmaking and the strategic development and implementation of grantee efforts that help vulnerable children and families in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to the foundation, Hong served as director for the City of Seattle's Office of Housing.
- Alexander S. Friedman
Alexander S. Friedman Chief Financial Officer Alexander S. Friedman is chief financial officer for the foundation. Friedman oversees financial functions, strategy, facilities, real estate, security, travel, and helps lead impact assessment and improvement efforts. Before joining the foundation in 2007, Friedman worked as an investment banker with Lazard, the international investment bank.
- Connie Collingsworth
Connie Collingsworth General Counsel and Secretary Connie Collingsworth joined the foundation as general counsel in 2002. Prior, she was a partner at the law firm Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP and was co-chair of Social Venture Partners, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that focuses on social and environmental issues. Collingsworth also has served as co-founder, past president and board member for the French American School of Puget Sound.
- Sylvia M. Mathews
Sylvia M. Mathews President, Global Development Program As president of the Global Development program, Sylvia M. Mathews leads four areas of grantmaking: Global Libraries, Financial Services for the Poor, Agricultural Development, and Special Initiatives & New programs. Mathews also oversees advocacy activities for the Global Development program. Mathews is part of the executive management team.
- Shane Burks
- Jim Shelton
Jim Shelton Director, Education Jim Shelton is a program director in the Education initiative at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He manages new school creation and replications, East Coast grants and College Access. Prior to joining the foundation, Shelton was a partner and the east coast lead for the New Schools Venture Fund. Before joining NewSchools, he co-founded LearnNow a school management company that later merged with Edison Schools.
- Carol A. Dahl
Carol A. Dahl , Ph.D. Chief of Staff, Global Health Program and Director, Global Health Discovery Dr. Carol Dahl directs the foundation’s Global Health Technologies initiative, which makes grants to achieve fundamental scientific advances in global health that could lead to new ways to prevent, treat, and diagnose disease.
- Fay Twersky
Fay Twersky Director, Impact Planning and Improvement Fay Twersky is director of Impact Planning and Improvement. Prior to joining the foundation, Twersky was the founding principal of BTW Consultants- informing change , a firm in Berkeley, Calif. that consults to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector.
- Melinda French Gates
Melinda Gates received a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics from Duke University in 1986 and a master’s in business administration from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in 1987. After joining Microsoft Corporation in 1987, she distinguished herself in business as a leader in the development of many of Microsoft’s multimedia products. In 1996, Gates retired from her position as Microsoft’s General Manager of Information Products.
- Joe Cerrell
Joe Cerrell is director of Global Health Advocacy for the foundation. He oversees the foundation's global health communications, public policy, finance and product commercialization. In this capacity, Cerrell manages a policy and advocacy grantmaking portfolio and oversees relations with governments, multilateral organizations, NGOs, the private sector, and other foundations.
- Mark Suzman
Mark Suzman Director of Policy and Advocacy, Global Development Program Mark Suzman serves as director of policy and advocacy for the foundation's Global Development Program. From 2005 to 2007, Suzman was the senior advisor for Policy and Strategic Communications in the Office of the Secretary General at the United Nations (U.N.). From 2000 to 2005, Suzman served within the United Nations Development Program as policy director in the Office of the Administrator.