Lauren Bright

Colleagues at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Aleksei Bazhenov

Partner at Four Seasons Ventures

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Alex Reid

Chief Communications Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Allan C. Golston

President, U.S. Program at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Anita Zaidi

President, Gender Equality Division at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Ankur Vora

Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa & India Offices at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Ann Allen

Gates Foundation at i3 — Investing in Innovation Africa

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Ashish Dhawan

Board of Trustees at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Bill Gates

Co-chair at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lauren Bright?

Lauren W. Bright heads the legal team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, overseeing global legal affairs, governance, conflict of interest matters, and legal risk management, and serves on the Executive Leadership Team and as corporate secretary to the board. She previously served as the foundation's co-general counsel and director of its Washington, D.C., office, and before joining in 2005 worked at the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman advising nonprofit clients. She holds a J.D. from Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law and a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College.

Where does Lauren Bright work?

Lauren Bright is Chief Legal Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.