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Alex Reid

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Communications Leader at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Seattle

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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

  1. Gates FoundationChief Communications Officercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Gates VenturesChief Communications Officer (CCO)2021 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. Reid StrategiesCEO2020 — 2021United States
  4. Alex ReidParenting, finding peace, ready for service2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of Global Campaigns2017 — 2019Seattle, Washington
  6. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of Global Program Communications2015 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
  7. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationStrategic Communications Lead, Agriculture & Nutrition Programs2012 — 2015Seattle
  8. Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationHead of European Communications2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Comic ReliefBoard Trustee2017 — 2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  10. Weber ShandwickAssociate Director2006 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
  11. Burson-MarstellerAssociate2005 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Cancer Research UKPress Officer2004 — 2005London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Africa & Asia Venture (AV) - formerly Africa VentureVolunteer Work (Teaching)2000Kenya

Skills & more

Media Relations25Strategy14Strategic Communications34Philanthropy13International Development9Nonprofits6International Relations9Crisis Communications8Public Policy12Policy Analysis8Corporate Social Responsibility5Internal Communications4
+3 moreCorporate CommunicationsPublic RelationsPolitics

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Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Aleksei Bazhenov
Partner at Four Seasons Ventures
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
Ann Allen
Gates Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa
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

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Who is Alex Reid?
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.
Where does Alex Reid work?
Alex Reid is Communications Leader at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Where did Alex Reid go to school?
Alex Reid studied at University of Nottingham (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Politics); St Helen’s School.

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