The world's largest charitable foundation is going through another major management shift this week, but the arrival of a new chief executive comes with much less fanfare than Bill Gates' own transition away from full-time work at Microsoft Corp.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has dropped a cone of silence over its new CEO, former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes, denying requests for media interviews in order to give him 100 days of solitude to focus on his new job.
But Raikes, who starts at the foundation Tuesday, shared his perspective about the new position in several recent interviews with The Associated Press.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the Gates Foundation," Raikes said. "This is truly a dream job."
Raikes, 50, will be the foundation's second leader since its inception in 1997. He has much in common with outgoing CEO Patty Stonesifer, another former Microsoft executive and friend of Bill and Melinda Gates.
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