Awards & Recognition
★Puget Sound Business Journal's Executive of the Year 2011
★Stanford University Board of Trustees Chair (elected 2017)
★University of Nebraska school named in his honor (Jeffrey S. Raikes School) after $10M donation
Notable Facts
→Co-founder of Raikes Foundation with wife Tricia, established 2002
→Former CEO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2008-2014)
→27-year Microsoft veteran, member of senior leadership team, helped create Microsoft Office
→Chair of Stanford University Board of Trustees since 2017
→Part owner of Seattle Mariners MLB team
→Board member of Costco Wholesale Corp and multiple other organizations
→Estimated net worth $450+ million from Microsoft career
→Has Wikipedia page documenting extensive career
→Regular thought leadership content on education equity and philanthropy