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$10B Bezos Earth Fund hires a long-time global leader on climate issues as president and CEO

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“Andrew has decades of experience in environmental and climate science as well as economic and social policy in the U.S., The organization noted that during his tenure the organization, whose reach spans more than 60 countries, grew its staff five-fold and its budget quadrupled between 2012 and 2021.

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How Melinda French Gates’ fortune has ‘transformational potential’ to boost women’s equity

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Experts see tremendous social and economic benefits if French Gates ramps up these efforts. The company has made seven investments in six different companies or nonprofits since March 2019. French Gates has access to a deep bench of health and social-issue knowledge held by current and former employees of the Gates Foundation.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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She led a research project on the Future of Data and investigated topics such as 3D printing, social enterprise, and the evolving role of the state. Chung has been a Co-Curator of TEDxSingapore, and she continues to advise teams of undergraduate students about their management consulting projects for clients in the social sector.

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