Deputy Director for Philanthropic Partnerships, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Jennifer Stout serves as the Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning and Management for the Philanthropic Partnerships team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, she leads the cross-cutting strategy work of the team, which supports the Giving Pledge as well as other partnerships with individual givers and efforts to support the ecosystem for philanthropy overall. Jennifer has also overseen the team’s work outside of the US with a specific focus on encouraging philanthropy in China and India. Previously, Ms. Stout served as a senior consultant with the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and as an analyst with Pfizer’s Strategic Investments Group. Ms. Stout holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.