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    Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann to step down

    Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the CEO of the Gates Foundation, the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, will step down.
    by Helen Branswell Dec 05, 2019 1 minute
    Source: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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

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