Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann to step down

Sue Desmond-Hellmannn is stepping down as CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest funder of biomedical research. In a statement, she cited health and family reasons for the move.

Desmond-Hellmann will be replaced by Mark Suzman, the foundation’s president of global policy and advocacy and chief strategy officer, on Feb. 1.

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