Jeff Raikes
Organization leader
1958 –
Who is Jeff Raikes?
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Raikes was the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 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. He joined Microsoft in 1981 as a product manager. He retired from Microsoft in September 2008, after a transitional period, to join the Gates Foundation. Raikes is credited with driving much of Microsoft’s early work in business applications. He also held roles managing the company’s sales force and services groups.
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- Born
- May 29, 1958
Ashland - Also known as
- Jeffrey Scott Raikes
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
Engineering Economic Systems
( - 1980)
- Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(2012 - ) - Microsoft Corporation
- Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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on July 23, 2013
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