Jeff Raikes | |
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Born | Jeffrey Scott Raikes May 29, 1958 |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Board member of | Stanford University Board of Trustees, Costco Wholesale, Hudl, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, Giving Tech Labs |
Spouse | Tricia Raikes |
Children | 3 |
Jeffrey Scott Raikes (born May 29, 1958) is the co-founder of the Raikes Foundation. He retired from his role as the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2014.[1] He serves on the boards of Giving Tech Labs,[2] Hudl,[3] Costco Wholesale,[4] the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,[5] and the Microsoft Alumni Network. He is chair of the Stanford University board of trustees.[6] Until early 2008, Raikes was the president of the Microsoft Business Division and oversaw the Information Worker, Server & Tools Business and Microsoft Business Solutions Groups.[7] He joined Microsoft in 1981 as a product manager.[7] He retired from Microsoft in September 2008, after a transitional period, to join the Gates Foundation.[8]