About
Alex Reid leads communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, overseeing areas such as reputation and risk management, regional communications, brand strategy, and internal communications. She previously served as chief communications officer at Gates Ventures and worked at the foundation from 2010 to 2019, where she handled program advocacy communications and ran campaigns including Goalkeepers. She holds a B.A. in politics from the University of Nottingham.
Experience
- Gates FoundationChief Communications Officercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Gates VenturesChief Communications Officer (CCO)2021 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Reid StrategiesCEO2020 — 2021United States
- Alex ReidParenting, finding peace, ready for service2020Seattle, Washington, United States
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of Global Campaigns2017 — 2019Seattle, Washington
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of Global Program Communications2015 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationStrategic Communications Lead, Agriculture & Nutrition Programs2012 — 2015Seattle
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of European Communications2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- Comic ReliefBoard Trustee2017 — 2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Weber ShandwickAssociate Director2006 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- Burson-MarstellerAssociate2005 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UKPress Officer2004 — 2005London Area, United Kingdom
- Africa & Asia Venture (AV) - formerly Africa VentureVolunteer Work (Teaching)2000Kenya
Education
- University of NottinghamBachelor of Arts (BA), Politics2000 — 2003
- St Helen’s School
Skills & more
Media Relations25Strategy14Strategic Communications34Philanthropy13International Development9Nonprofits6International Relations9Crisis Communications8Public Policy12Policy Analysis8Corporate Social Responsibility5Internal Communications4
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Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Allan C. Golston
President, U.S. Program at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ankur Vora
Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa & India Offices at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ashish Dhawan
Board of Trustees at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates
Co-chair at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carolyn Ainslie
Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Christopher J. Elias
President, Global Development at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
David Rossow
Investor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Reid work?
- Alex Reid is Communications Leader at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Same school
Also attended University of Nottingham131
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Also attended St Helen’s School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Gates Ventures4
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Also worked at Comic Relief2
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Also worked at Weber Shandwick13
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