The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Why the New CEO of Gates Is Likely to Succeed

The announcement by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that it had chosen a Microsoft millionaire to succeed Patty Stonesifer as its chief executive was simultaneously "rounding up the usual suspects" and a radical departure from the way in which big foundations have traditionally chosen leaders.

Jeffrey S. Raikes was one of the usual...

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