Founders
Bill Gates
Melinda Gates
Chairs
William H. Gates, Sr.
Co-chair
Patty Stonesifer
Co-chair and President
Executive Team
Sylvia Mathews
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
Richard Klausner, M.D.
Executive Director, Global Health
Tom Vander Ark
Executive Director, Education
Program Leadership
Richard Akeroyd, M.L.S.
Director, International Library Initiatives
Craig Arnold
Director, U.S. Library Program
Jaime Garcia
Director, Pacific Northwest Program
Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H
Director, HIV, TB, and Reproductive Health Program
Regina Rabinovich, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Infectious Diseases Program
Bill and Melinda Gates visit with young children at a library in Selma, Alabama.