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Mark Suzman

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Chief Executive Officer, Gates Foundation at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Greater Seattle Area

About

Mark Suzman leads the Gates Foundation and is overseeing a planned 20-year acceleration of its work ahead of a scheduled closure in 2045. He began his career as a journalist at Johannesburg's The Star and the Financial Times, then joined the United Nations in 2000, where he worked on the Millennium Development Goals and held policy roles under Secretary-General Kofi Annan and at the UN Development Programme. He joined the Gates Foundation in 2007 and previously served as president of the Global Policy & Advocacy Division and chief strategy officer; he holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a bachelor's degree from Harvard.

Experience

  1. Gates FoundationChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, WA
  2. Gates FoundationChief Strategy Officer & President, Global Policy & Advocacy2016 — 2020
  3. Gates FoundationPresident, Global Policy, Advocacy & Country Programs2012 — 2016
  4. Gates FoundationDirector, Global Development Policy, Advocacy & Special Initiatives2007 — 2012
  5. United NationsSenior Advisor, Policy and Strategic Communications, Office of the UN Secretary-General2005 — 2007
  6. UNDPPolicy Director, Office of the Administrator2000 — 2005
  7. Financial TimesCorrespondent1993 — 2000Johannesburg Area, South Africa; London; Washington, DC

Education

  1. University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Relations and Affairs
  2. University of OxfordMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, International Relations and Affairs
  3. Harvard UniversityBachelor's degree
  4. Michaelhouse

Skills & more

Strategy11Leadership8Management12Strategic Planning13Communication3Fundraising3Community Development3Strategic Leadership3Business Strategy3International Development4

Languages Afrikaans · French

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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
Carolyn Ainslie
Chief Financial Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Christopher J. Elias
President, Global Development at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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