Mark Suzman
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CEO of @GatesFoundation. Working to ensure everyone can live a healthy life & reach their full potential. Father, husband, optimist.
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2010
In India, the rainy season makes or breaks farmers. The quality of their harvest hinges on how much time they have to plan, and as monsoon season becomes more erratic, intense, and geographically variable, their work becomes more difficult. This is why I’m excited for the
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This #AfricaYouthDay, I’m reminded of the energy I felt in the classrooms at Nal’uxolo Primary School when I visited Cape Town earlier this year. These scenes put into focus the power of prioritizing early learning. Programs that invest in early learning not only change
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YO. Stop what you're doing. $58.5 trillion. That's what perpetual futures did last year. You don't know what they are? EXACTLY MY POINT. While you were on X arguing about Bitcoin, the smart money moved to infrastructure. COIN up 38.5% YTD. CRCL up 309.6% since IPO. HOOD up
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I’m looking forward to joining Mo Ibrahim, @SandaOjiambo, and @ZainAsher at @CNNI’s first Global Perspectives summit, focused this year on Africa’s evolving role on the global stage. Health innovations and digital public infrastructure advancements are showing how leaders across
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Since we shared the @GatesFoundation’s decision to spend down our endowment over the next 20 years, I’ve been asked one question again and again: why? In this new #ModernCEO conversation with @stephaniemehta, I talked about how the decision reflects our belief that with the
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With ongoing global partnership and support from key donors like the @mbz_foundation, we can ensure future generations never have to live with diseases like polio. #EndPolio
On World Polio Day, we are proud to announce that @mbz_foundation will host a high-level pledging moment for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative this December in Abu Dhabi. Seventy years after the first polio vaccine was introduced, the world stands within reach of
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The @ATGUSAMade Buddy Sled is a specific solution I kneeded for a school I’ve been helping. For my own workouts, I use the resisted treadmill - and all my shoes and equipment are on sale for the holidays! This video also covers the history of sled dragging:
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20 million people are walking today who might otherwise have been paralyzed. It’s a powerful reminder of the progress we’ve made and the work still ahead. Polio isn’t a thing of the past yet, but it can be. At the @GatesFoundation, we’re doubling down on our investment over the
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It was a great honor to accept the @NCRMuseum’s 2025 Freedom Award in Memphis last week. Growing up in apartheid-era South Africa shaped my belief that ending poverty and inequity is inseparable from the fight for civil and human rights. That belief drives the @gatesfoundation’s
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Germany continues to demonstrate its leadership in global health with a €1 billion pledge to the @GlobalFund. This new support from @BMZ_Bund will be instrumental in saving millions more lives from AIDS, TB and malaria while supporting all of our global health security.
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At #UNGA80, I joined @rosemarymburu, Executive Director of @WACIHealth, for the inaugural episode of The Threshold — a new @ForeignPolicy podcast on how we can end infectious diseases in today’s world, hosted by @bonsuman of @TimesRadio. In our discussion, I shared why the
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In Uganda, malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five. At #Goalkeepers2030, I talked with Goalkeepers Champion and @TargetMalaria entomologist @XtalBirungi about new tools that are aiding the final push to eliminate malaria. She shared how prevention methods
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Since 2002, the @GlobalFund has saved 70 million lives, with death rates from HIV, TB, and malaria down 63% in supported countries. With sustained funding over the next 20 years, we can have even more impact protecting people from three devastating infectious diseases. That’s
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In too many parts of the world, malaria is still a real risk. @XtalBirungi, Goalkeepers Champion and @TargetMalaria entomologist, shared what eradicating malaria would mean for communities like hers. Her answer: relief. The end of malaria would transform Uganda’s economy,
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It was great to be back on the @Semafor “Next 3 Billion” Summit stage last week for an engaging conversation with @IAmAmnaNawaz of @NewsHour. Much of this year’s Summit focused on how innovation can drive prosperity across emerging regions. I appreciated the chance to speak to
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Golden Age Mindset I Project Cosmos LIVE (0:00) Panelist Introductions (2:52) Remembering Charlie Kirk (3:59) Honoring Charlie Kirk's Legacy (6:23) Defining a New Golden Age (10:44) Feminism, Gender, and Cultural Renewal (23:15) Civic Art and the Age of Marble (43:14)
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According to Dr. @nsanzimanasabin, you only have to look at two indicators if you want to quickly learn how a country’s health system is doing: maternal and child mortality. Over the past 25 years, Rwanda has made stunning improvements on these metrics. But Dr. Nsanzimana
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One highlight from my week at #UNGA80 was my conversation at Goals House with Director General of @qatar_fund H.E. Fahad Al-Sulaiti, @UNICEF’s Assistant Secretary-General @KittyvdHeijden, and @Muyi_Aina, ED/CEO of the @NphcdaNG. We discussed the future of health, nutrition, and
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The @GlobalFund's Eighth Replenishment is gaining momentum. This week’s pledges—surpassing an extraordinary US$1 billion—are a testament to the world's continued belief in this global partnership that has already saved 70 million lives. I want to extend heartfelt thanks to
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The U.N. General Assembly is one of the biggest moments each year to push for global health progress, and this year, there was a new sense of urgency. From our annual Goalkeepers event to critical conversations about @GlobalFund and the fight against infectious diseases, I spent
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Traveling can be boring, especially when you can’t reach your paid subscriptions and watch your favorite show. Just get NordVPN and unbore your journey!
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