Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Former Microsoft executive Patty Stonesifer plans to step down by Jan. 1 as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she helped to build into the world's largest charitable institution. She was honored Monday in Seattle.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Foundation participants included, from left, Martha Choe, Patty Stonesifer, William H. Gates Sr., and, at far right, Cheryl Scott. The global aims of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took shape Tuesday in the heart of Seattle, where what was once a Native American ceremonial camp is becoming the $500 million headquarters of the world's largest...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Now that Bill Gates is stepping away from his daily duties at Microsoft Corp., he's going to dive deeper into the work of his $38 billion charitable foundation, established a decade ago. As Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sees...
Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... to avoid tax penalties."It's harder than you think to effectively give away money," observed Patty Stonesifer, the foundation's outgoing chief executive. "It's easy to give money away. But it's not easy to give it away well." In an interview with the Seattle P-I, Gates said he will spend more time mulling over the strategy of the foundation, which has so far committed $16.5 billion...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... to avoid tax penalties."It's harder than you think to effectively give away money," observed Patty Stonesifer, the foundation's outgoing chief executive. "It's easy to give money away. But it's not easy to give it away well." In an interview with the Seattle P-I, Gates said he will spend more time mulling over the strategy of the foundation, which has so far committed $16.5 billion...
Software - Infotech (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
With CEO Patty Stonesifer (soon to be succeeded by Jeff Raikes, head of Microsoft Business Division) managing the operations, Gates is said to have set himself the agenda of planning and strategising. And it has probably been in his mind for some time now. Here’s the clue - at Davos earlier this year, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Gates spoke extensively on his dedication to improving...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Bill Gates to dive deeper into foundation strategyBy DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated Press WriterSEATTLE -- Now that Bill Gates is stepping away from his daily duties at Microsoft Corp., he's going to dive deeper into the work of his $38 billion charitable foundation, established a decade ago.As Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sees it, Gates won't focus...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Last updated June 26, 2008 12:27 p.m. PTBill Gates to dive deeper into foundation strategyBy DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERSEATTLE -- Now that Bill Gates is stepping away from his daily duties at Microsoft Corp., he's going to dive deeper into the work of his $38 billion charitable foundation, established a decade ago.As Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
... has had. (Bias alert: As editor of Slate , I was a Microsoft employee for seven years. My wife, Patty Stonesifer, is CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, although she is leaving that post in September. I have good reason to be grateful to Bill Gates.) Despite his move from capitalism to philanthropy, Gates believes that some of the world's problems--especially the problems...
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... to avoid tax penalties. "It's harder than you think to effectively give away money," observed Patty Stonesifer, the foundation's outgoing chief executive. "It's easy to give money away. But it's not easy to give it away well." In an interview with the Seattle P-I, Gates said he will spend more time mulling over the strategy of the foundation, which has so far committed $16.5 billion...
