Jeff Raikes

Jeff Raikes
Born
Jeffrey Scott Raikes

(1958-05-29) May 29, 1958 (age 66)
Ashland, Nebraska United States
Alma materStanford University
Board member ofStanford University Board of Trustees, Costco Wholesale, Hudl, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, Giving Tech Labs
SpouseTricia Raikes
Children3

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]

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  2. ^ "about us - Giving Tech Labs". Giving Tech Labs. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  3. ^ "Board and Advisors | Hudl". Hudl. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  4. ^ "Costco Wholesale Corporation - Investor Relations - Board of Directors". phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  5. ^ Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer. "Jeffrey S. Raikes | Raikes School | Nebraska". raikes.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  6. ^ "Board Members | Board of Trustees". boardoftrustees.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  7. ^ a b "Official Microsoft Bio". Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008.
  8. ^ Bishop, Todd (2008-10-01). "2". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.