Gates Foundation Reviews

Very white place with no diversity....look on LinkedIn and you will see that most of the profiles are of white people. There are alot of women but again mostly white women that all look the same. When I interviewed I didn't see any black people at all. It makes you wonder what they mean by diversity because if you can't source any black people to work there then that's a major problem. There also seemed to be alot of former consultants so that should tell you something about their priorities.

Nothing dominates an organizational culture more than how it defines success. At BMGF, success is working as diligently as possible, as often as possible, and being the smartest person in the room (or at least in your subject area). Its borderline obsessed with how "complicated" and "difficult" its work is, and it sometimes seems like you earn more points for taking apart a problem analytically, than actually figuring out how to have tangible impact The result is a very curious, learning-oriented, but ultimately inward-facing organization that's more afraid to fail than its willing to admit. If you're already working in development, this won't be news to you. But any person should know what you're getting into, and how you want to navigate it - work/life balance will be 100% up to you.