John Sage, New Director of Stakeholder Communications | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Phone: 206-709-3400
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SEATTLE—John Sage, founder of 6H Consulting LLC, has joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as director of stakeholder communications. He will report to the foundation’s chief communications officer and be based in Seattle. Sage will lead the foundation’s efforts in civic engagement, technology, employee communications, and grantee and public communications.

“John is a social entrepreneur who is deeply committed to economic development and philanthropic innovation. We are very excited to have him join the communications team,” said Chief Communications Officer Kate James

Most recently, Sage founded 6H Consulting LLC, where he supported for-profit and non-profit clients with business planning and marketing strategy services. Prior to 6H, Sage led Pura Vida Coffee through a decade of rapid growth, establishing the company as an early leader in the fair-trade movement while delivering economic benefits to farmers, families and coffee-growing communities. Sage is also a veteran of Microsoft and web pioneer Starwave and was recognized as an Ashoka Fellow in 2005 for his leadership in the field of social enterprise.

Sage is a graduate of Stanford University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.