Connie Collingsworth
Board Member, C-Suite Executive and Strategic Growth Advisor
- Role
- Senior Advisor at Gates Foundation
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Connie Collingsworth
Connie is an experienced board member and C-Suite Executive with expertise in scaling high growth, purpose driven companies across the globe. She has held various board leadership positions, including serving as Board Chair, Compensation Committee Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee Chair, providing strategic advice regarding growth, governance, risk management and executive compensation for publicly traded and privately held companies, and private equity. • Connie\'s industry experience spans healthcare, banking, fintech, private equity and venture capital, where she has served as a strategic advisor to organizations through all stages, from start-up through acquisition. Her experience also includes leading complex multi-million-dollar licensing, joint venture and M&A transactions. • Connie has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to build and scale businesses, including as the former Chief Operating Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest foundation with over $60B in assets and an annual budget of $8.3B, which also provided extensive international experience throughout China, India, Africa and Europe.
Experience
Senior Advisor
Mar 2023 — Present
Education
Andrews University
Bachelor's Degree, English
1976 — 1979
University of Exeter
Master of Laws (LL.M.), International Business Legal Studies
1983 — 1984
University of Nebraska College of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1979 — 1982
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