A Microsoft executive has been named the new chief executive of the largest foundation in the world, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The executive, Jeffrey S. Raikes, 49, will replace Patty Stonesifer, another former Microsoft executive who...

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Bill Gates tapped an old Microsoft buddy--with a nod from his wife--as the new top guy at his foundation. On Monday, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named Jeff Raikes as the non-profit's new chief executive. Raikes will be in charge of a...
The world's richest foundation searched across the globe for its new chief executive. But in the end, Bill and Melinda Gates chose a manager whose skills and sensibilities, like their own, were honed in the culture of Microsoft. Jeff Raikes will...
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