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Mark Suzman

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.8M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Chief Executive Officer, Board Member of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle, WA.
Received $1.8M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Director (end 8/12/2020) of Gates Philanthropy Partners, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Mark Suzman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a position he has held since February 2020. He joined the foundation in 2007 as Director of Global Development Policy and has held progressively senior leadership roles including Chief Strategy Officer and President of Global Policy and Advocacy.

His career began in journalism with the Johannesburg Star and Financial Times, followed by positions at the United Nations as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategic Communications.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
CEO since February 2020; Foundation staff since 2007

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Board Member · $8.1B revenue · Seattle, WApay $1.4M → $1.8MFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.8Mreported comp
Gates Philanthropy Partners Director (end 8/12/2020) · $173.1M revenue · Seattle, WAGRANTMAKING & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL HEALTH & EDUCATIONFiled FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Mark Suzman

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Mark Suzman 1 organization · Washington, DCThe One Campaign

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President, Global Health · FY2024
$1.3M
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President, Global Development · FY2024
$1.1M
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President, Global Growth & Opportunity · FY2024
$1.0M
A
President, Us Program · FY2024
$967K
C
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$947K
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President, Global Policy & Advocacy · FY2024
$934K
C
Chief Operating Officer & Secretary · FY2021
$922K
A
President, Gender Equality · FY2024
$921K
A
Chief Strategy Officer · FY2024
$727K
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Chief Legal Officer & Secretary · FY2024
$670K
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Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$622K
S
Chief Human Resources Officer · FY2024
$612K

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