44 posts tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Microsoft's employee No. 105 will soon become the No. 1 employee at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest foundation in the world.

A Microsoft executive has been named the new chief executive of the largest foundation in the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Retiring Microsoft Official to Run Gates Foundation A Microsoft executive has been named the new chief executive of the largest foundation in the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Posted in Raikes, Jeffrey S, Microsoft Corp|MSFT|NASDAQ, Gates, Bill and Melinda, Foundation | No Comments

NPR reports on the naming of the New Head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Jeff Raikes. Good luck, Mr. Raikes. The world's eyes are on you. No pressure, though: you're only out to tackle global poverty, disease and homelessness.

Jeff Raikes named new CEO of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Jeff Raikes, a Microsoft employee since 1981 and current head of the Office Business Division, will be replacing Patty Stonesifer as the CEO of the $37.3 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates Foundation Names New Chief Mon, 05/12/2008 - 19:18 — nhadmin Jeff Raikes, who ran a Microsoft division dedicated to business products, will replace Patty Stonesifer, another former Microsoft executive.

12 May 2008 18:30 Africa/Lagos Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Names Jeff Raikes to Serve as New CEO SEATTLE, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected Jeff Raikes as the next CEO of the foundation.

Microsoft To Focus On Advertising,Web Search Business -Gates 0 Microsoft To Focus On Advertising,Web Search Business -Gates Last Update: 5/9/2008 4:51:24 AM JAKARTA (AP)–Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc.

Earlier this week, BoomTown posted our speaker list for the sixth edition of D: All Things Digital, which will take place in a few weeks–May 27 to 29, to be exact–in Carlsbad, Calif. The annual gathering of tech and media luminaries was created and is run by my partner Walt Mossberg and me.

Report Profiles High Schools With Effective Math Instruction PND - Philanthropy News Digest Thu, 05/08/2008 - 23:30 Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a new report finds that access to high-level math classes and knowledgeable, effective teachers is crucial to preparing high school students for college and beyond....