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Carolyn Ainslie

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Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Carolyn Ainslie leads financial planning and management at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, covering accounting, financial analysis, investment strategy, risk and assurance, business management, the Strategic Investment Fund, and broader strategy and planning. She joined the foundation in 2018 after a decade as vice president for finance and treasurer at Princeton University, and previously spent ten years as vice president for planning and budget at Cornell University. She holds an MBA in finance from the University of Rochester and a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University.

Experience

  1. Gates FoundationCFOcurrent2018 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. Bucknell UniversityBoard Member and Chair of Finance Committeecurrent2021 — presentLewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
  3. AAASBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Harding Loevner LPIndependent Director of the Harding Loevner Fundscurrent2015 — presentBridgewater, New Jersey
  5. Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse AmericaFormer Board Member2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. The Kendal CorporationFormer Board Member2014 — 2018Kennet Square, Pennsylvania
  7. Princeton UniversityVP for Finance and Treasurer2008 — 2018Princeton, New Jersey
  8. National Student ClearinghouseFormer Member of Board of Directors, Board Chair 2015-20172009 — 2017Herndon, Virginia
  9. Cornell UniversityVP for Planning and Budget1998 — 2008Ithaca, New York
  10. Cornell UniversityBudget and Planning Positions1986 — 1998Ithaca, New York
  11. GTEFinancial Related Positions1983 — 1986Durham, North Carolina

Education

  1. Bucknell UniversityBA
  2. University of Rochester - Simon Business SchoolMBA, Finance

Skills & more

Financial Modeling36Analysis27Managerial Finance21Data Analysis24Financial Reporting13Project Planning19Finance13Risk Management10Leadership17Investments7Process Improvement6Change Management4
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Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Alex Reid
Chief Communications Officer 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
Christopher J. Elias
President, Global Development at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
David Rossow
Investor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Where does Carolyn Ainslie work?
Carolyn Ainslie is Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Also attended Bucknell University46

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Also attended University of Rochester - Simon Business School22

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bucknell University6

Ruth SegallAssociate at Windham Capital PartnersRay AbbiaticiSenior Associate at Yamaha Motor VenturesJackie HaranzoRecruiter, Internal Talent at Oxeon PartnersJonathan GradVice President at Shamrock CapitalNicole EverettAdministrative / Office Assistant at Altas PartnersFern MorrisonFounder at Iron Grid

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William D. ProvinePresident & CEO at The Innovation SpaceAzurii CollierCommercial Advisor at 2Flo VenturesBabak ParvizVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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