
Sylvia Mathews
Executive Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA USA
“Don't be afraid of risk; decide what it is that makes you happy, and make that the basis of your decision-making.”
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA USA
“Don't be afraid of risk; decide what it is that makes you happy, and make that the basis of your decision-making.”
Executive Director
I work to combat world poverty through agricultural development, financial services for the poor, and global libraries.
Continuing on to Wellpinit, Washington, the Roadtrip Nation team interview Bob Brisbois, Tribal Council Secretary of the Spokane Tribe. The team then heads to Seattle to interview Sylvia Matthews, executive director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Next they meet with Jonathan Poneman, founder of Nirvana's original label, Sub-pop Records. Also, the team interview Ann Powers, rock journalist and senior curator of the Experience Music Project.