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Jeff Raikes

Title CEO
Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

As chief executive officer, Jeff Raikes leads the foundation’s efforts to promote equity for all people around the world. He sets strategic priorities, monitors results, and facilitates relationships with key partners around the globe.

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How the Gates Foundation Reviews Its Strategies

One of our core beliefs is that all lives have equal value. As part of this, our broad focus is on investing in human promise. Our strategies create opportunities for people to live healthier and more productive lives with greater access to medicines, food, and high-quality education.

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A Field Visit to the Kuna Territory in Mesoamerica

Jeff Raikes and Wolfgang Munar visit the communities of Carti and Wichub-Huala, in the San Blas Islands archipelago, an autonomous territory of the Kuna Peoples.

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Stories From the Field: My Trip to Nigeria and Kenya

Late last year, I traveled with my wife Tricia and a team of colleagues to Nigeria and Kenya, where I caught a glimpse of some great progress we’re making to end polio, give smallholder farmers the tools they need to earn more income, and increase access to family planning.

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Catalyzing Change to Build Better Lives

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What Microsoft Can Teach Us About Ending Homelessness

Three lessons foundation CEO Jeff Raikes says we can learn from Microsoft about ending homelessness.

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