Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2005 Annual Report
Leadership

Bill GatesMelinda GatesBill Gates Sr.
Patty Stonesifer

Sylvia M. Mathews
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director

Allan C. Golston, C.P.A.
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Interim Executive Director, Global Health

Tom Vander Ark
Executive Director, Education

*In May 2006, we adopted a new organizational structure and announced three new presidents: Allan Golston (U.S. Program), Sylvia Mathews (Global Development Program), and Dr. Tadataka "Tachi" Yamada (Global Health Program). You can find more information on our new organization on our Web site.

In June 2006, Cheryl Scott, former president and CEO of Group Health Cooperative, joined the foundation as Chief Operating Officer.

Sylvia Mathews, Dr. Tadataka "Tachi" Yamada, and Allan Golston
From left to right: Sylvia Mathews, Dr. Tadataka "Tachi" Yamada, and Allan Golston (Cheryl Scott not pictured)