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Gates Foundation

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High-Impact Work - Senior Program Officer, Global Health Policy/Advocacy Gates Foundation Employee Review

5.0
Jan 7, 2016
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Pros

I get to work on incredibly important stuff every day.

Cons

Well known for bureaucratic process and group-think, but getting much better on both fronts.

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thanks so much for your post. I apologize that I am late to respond as your post just recently showed up in my feed. I share your opinion that processes are getting better as our culture survey this year shows significant improvement.

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