Keiko Valente
Program Officer, Adolescent & Youth Portfolio at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Role
- Program Officer Adolescent & Youth Learning Agenda at Gates Foundation
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keiko Valente
Strategic advisor with 15+ years driving organizational transformation and stakeholder alignment across complex global health and development portfolios valued at $500M+. Recognized for translating technical insights into executive strategy, leading cross-functional initiatives, and delivering measurable impact in high-ambiguity environments. Expertise includes change management, strategic partnership development, and advising C-suite leadership on data-driven investment decisions. Currently exploring how AI and emerging technologies can accelerate social impact outcomes and organizational effectiveness.
Experience
Program Officer Adolescent & Youth Learning Agenda
Jun 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Advised leadership on investment strategy for adolescent health portfolio by synthesizing multi-country evidence on faith leader engagement, directly informing strategic decisions across Kenya and Nigeria initiatives• Led stakeholder alignment across 5+ partner organizations to improve pilot program execution on entertainment media intervention, achieving measurable improvements in HPV vaccine awareness and misinformation reduction in Southwest Nigeria• Delivered executive-ready briefings translating complex field-level learning into actionable portfolio insights, enabling senior leadership to integrate local priorities into adolescent health strategy
Education
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Masters Public Health, Population Family Health
2012 — 2014
University of Washington
BA Psychology, Minor in Human Rights Studies
2004 — 2008
Columbia University
Certificate in Health Management
2012 — 2014
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