Gates Foundation names first outside trustees, bringing new oversight to $50B philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named the first members of its new board of trustees, appointing three outsiders to… Read More
Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’ As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More
Gates Foundation reverses position on COVID vaccine patent protections after mounting pressure The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it supports the lifting of patent protections on coronavirus vaccine technologies.… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s potential silver linings The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says he’s hopeful that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by… Read More
Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More
Hear from new Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman in a GeekWire member-exclusive virtual event Mark Suzman, the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a key figure in the fight against… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: How science and politics are influencing the debate over post-pandemic life Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over… Read More
Gates Foundation’s CEO worries about pandemic politics — and says ‘we have nothing to hide’ Seattle’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in the public health spotlight, thanks to its efforts to head off just… Read More
Working Geek: Gates Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Mark Suzman takes leadership cues from former boss Kofi Annan Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the… Read More
