Polio-Gates Foundation

Speaker Name:       Don Kingsberry

Business Title:        Deputy Director, EPMO Leader

Company Name:    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Abstract:

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Brief Bio:

Don Kingsberry is the Deputy Director, and leader of the Enterprise Project Management Office for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest foundation.  He has over 30 years of experience leading enterprise-wide Project Management Offices across multiple industries at Hewlett-Packard, Genentech, Compaq, & Keurig Green Mountain.  He is responsible for project and portfolio management at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.