Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Seattle Times: Local News: Gates Foundation exec quits; says move not tied to federal investigation

The Seattle Times: Local News: Gates Foundation exec quits; says move not tied to federal investigation: "Gates Foundation exec quits; says move not tied to federal investigation

By Alicia Mundy and Warren King

Seattle Times staff reporters


Dr. Richard Klausner, global health director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, resigned yesterday, saying he is launching a new venture in Seattle. He would not reveal details.

Both Klausner and Joe Cerrell, director of Global Health Advocacy for the Gates Foundation, said Klausner's resignation had nothing to do with a Friday Seattle Times story that the Government Accountability Office has begun looking into conflict-of-interest guidelines and Klausner's role in a lucrative contract awarded to Harvard University when he was National Cancer Institute (NCI) director."

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