June Yoshinari Davis
InvestorChief People Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Greater Seattle Area
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About
Leads the foundation's talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies, including HR and DEI.
Experience
- Gates FoundationChief People Officercurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Gates FoundationChief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer2024 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- Gates FoundationDirector of Strategy, Planning & Management and Chief of Staff to the President, US Program2019 — 2024Greater Seattle Area
- CargillGlobal Business HR Leader2019Wayzata, MN
- CargillGlobal HR Inclusion & Diversity Leader2016 — 2019Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- CargillGlobal Change Strategist2016
- Teach For AmericaSenior Managing Director, People Development (including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)2013 — 2016
- Capella Education CompanyVice President, Innovation and Markets & Products2009 — 2013
- NikeDivisional Merchandise Manager2008 — 2009
- TargetBuyer2007 — 2008
- TargetStrategy Manager2005 — 2007
- TargetFinancial Analyst2004 — 2005
- LearnNowStartup Director2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)Start-ups11Leadership35Cross-functional Team Leadership38Budgets13Recruiting3Strategic Planning33Talent Developer4Team Building8Team Building Facilitation1Product Management4Mergers & Acquisitions2
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MarketingTrainingStrategyCompetitive AnalysisFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentManagementTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingInspiring TeamsConsulting- eCornell Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate — Cornell University
- Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) Certificate Program — ICS Inventory, LLC
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) — CPP, Inc.
- Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) — IDI, LLC
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) — HRCI
- PROSCI Change Management Certification — Prosci
From June's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Aleksei Bazhenov
Partner at Four Seasons Ventures
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
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is June Yoshinari Davis?
- Leads the foundation's talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies, including HR and DEI.
- Where does June Yoshinari Davis work?
- June Yoshinari Davis is Chief People Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Where did June Yoshinari Davis go to school?
- June Yoshinari Davis studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Harvard University (A.B., Psychology).
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Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gates Foundation84
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalJulie WroblewskiCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify VenturesArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONZoë RogersInvestor at Wisdom Ventures
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Also worked at Cargill65
Isaac ArnoldVice President at Tribes VenturesGirish AivalliBoard Advisor at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersAlexi AndradeChief of Staff at Hi VenturesFelipe SallesGeneral Partner at Parceiro VenturesPatricia CordeiroInvestment Partner LAC at Circulate CapitalAmanda Donohue-HansenInvestment Director at dsm-firmenich Venturing
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Also worked at Teach For America130
Chelcie TaylorInvestor at GGV CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesStefan SchroppSenior Regulatory Counsel at ParadigmBrandon WolfeCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Jordan Partners
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