Bill Gates - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2010
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The Transformers

can’t possibly build, the capacity to directly serve even a significant portion of them. So what to do? With a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bridgespan has launched a “Great... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

cash to pay suppliers. I felt stupid for failing within a year, but performed a detailed post-mortem analysis and identified the reasons for my failure as poor business capitalization and lack of a well-defined business strategy. Bill... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

01 Sep 2006
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One-on-One with Carter Roberts

Nations, that focuses exclusively on environmental issues? Yes, there is. We have the World Health Organization and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that focus on global health issues. We have political... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Jan 2002
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Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)

of its HIV/AIDS medicines. In addition, Merck has initiated a unique partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Republic of Botswana-where more than one-third of the population is infected... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

for Humanity. Before that, she had worked in the public sector (at USAID), philanthropy (at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), and the business world (with roles at General Electric, American Express,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jan 2007
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Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

mammoth charitable foundation created by the combined wealth of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. "We have evidence," Sorrell says, "that young consumers are more emotionally connected to brands or... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans

ISSUE FOCUS: EDUCATION INNOVATION Stacey Childress (MBA 2000) Deputy Director of Education, Next Generation Learning, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington Illustrations by Peter Hoey TAILORED... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk

democracy, and international trade. Scholars and practitioners contributing to initial research efforts include Steve Charnovitz, The George Washington University Law School; Stacey M. Childress (MBA 2000), the Bill & Melinda View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

of the French pointillist painter, and it’s easy to imagine Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey humming the same tune. But if creativity is integral to business, and to entrepreneurship in particular, how exactly... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

of experience that you gain by working for a reputable firm and getting training, mentoring that will lower your risk of failure later on. Everyone wants to be Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, but those are the... View Details

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