Bill leads key components of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Education Pathways portfolio, which supports students’ successful navigation from high school onto a postsecondary pathway, to attain credentials, and launch into a career with upward mobility. Bill joined the foundation in 2012 and has previously served in leadership roles on both the K-12 and US Policy & Advocacy grantmaking teams. Before joining the foundation, he served seven years as Managing Director at Education Sector, where he built and led all aspects of organizational management and growth – from start-up to mature organization – of a nationally prominent education policy think tank. Throughout his career, as both a founder and board member, he has helped to launch and grow many nonprofit and for-profit entities focused on improving education, civil society, and community engagement. Bill is a graduate of Duke University and earned both an MBA and a Master of Arts in Education from Stanford University.