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    Anita Zaidi

    President, Gender Equality Division, Gates Foundation

    President, Gender Equality Division, Gates Foundation

    Background

    Anita Zaidi leads the Gates Foundation's gender equality work across the globe, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

    She joined the foundation in 2014 and has led the Gender Equality Division since November 2020.

    She directed the foundation's Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases team and its Vaccine Development and Surveillance team until November 2022.

    About Gates Foundation

    Gates Foundation: Gates Foundation is a foundation that is based in Seattle and led by chief executive Mark Suzman. It plans to spend about $200 billion over two decades and close on December 31, 2045.

    Key facts

    Current title
    President of Gender Equality at Gates Foundationsource
    Joined the foundation
    2014source
    Gender Equality Division
    Has led the division since November 2020source
    Caplow Children's Prize
    First recipient in 2013 of the US$1 million Caplow Children's Prizesource
    National Academy of Medicine
    Elected in 2021source

    WYDE coverage of Anita Zaidi

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Anita Zaidi, from Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026. Anita Zaidi is a named leader in 2 stories. The most recent is More Time to Apply: The $1 Million Clipping Fund Is Open to October 31.

    Reported alongside Anita Zaidi

    Sources

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