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June Yoshinari Davis

Investor

Chief People Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Greater Seattle Area

About

Leads the foundation's talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness strategies, including HR and DEI.

Experience

  1. Gates FoundationChief People Officercurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. Gates FoundationChief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer2024 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
  3. Gates FoundationDirector of Strategy, Planning & Management and Chief of Staff to the President, US Program2019 — 2024Greater Seattle Area
  4. CargillGlobal Business HR Leader2019Wayzata, MN
  5. CargillGlobal HR Inclusion & Diversity Leader2016 — 2019Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  6. CargillGlobal Change Strategist2016
  7. Teach For AmericaSenior Managing Director, People Development (including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)2013 — 2016
  8. Capella Education CompanyVice President, Innovation and Markets & Products2009 — 2013
  9. NikeDivisional Merchandise Manager2008 — 2009
  10. TargetBuyer2007 — 2008
  11. TargetStrategy Manager2005 — 2007
  12. TargetFinancial Analyst2004 — 2005
  13. LearnNowStartup Director2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)Start-ups11Leadership35Cross-functional Team Leadership38Budgets13Recruiting3Strategic Planning33Talent Developer4Team Building8Team Building Facilitation1Product Management4Mergers & Acquisitions2
+12 moreMarketingTrainingStrategyCompetitive 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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Shared employers

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