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Radhika Ragsdale

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Principal HR Business Partner, Global Health at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Radhika is a people and organizational strategist at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with deep expertise in the Life Sciences and Bio-Pharma sectors from her time at Genentech. A graduate of Rutgers University, she specializes in creating equitable and transparent talent systems and is described as a creative, energetic, and conscientious collaborator.

She has a long-standing passion for philanthropy and community impact. In 2003, inspired by the loss of her aunt to breast cancer, she co-founded "Beats for Boobs, " a fundraising gala in San Francisco to support breast cancer awareness and research, bringing together a diverse community of professionals and artists for the cause.

Unique fact: Radhika co-founded a successful fundraising gala that expanded to multiple cities, uniting communities to support local breast cancer agencies.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Principal HR Business Partner, Global Health
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
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DEI in Hiring
Her work focuses on creating systems with principles of transparency, fairness, and equity. She was recognized for rethinking talent acquisition at the Gates Foundation to build a more diverse workforce.
Talent in Life Sciences
Has extensive experience leading talent acquisition for R&D at Genentech and now leads HR for the Global Health division at the Gates Foundation.
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Work history

1-2018
Principal HR Business Partner, Global Health
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
6-2006 - 1-2018
Sr. Principal Talent Acquistion Partner - R&D
Genentech
Manager
MPS Group
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Rutgers University
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