Gates Foundation appoints interim leadership for South and Southeast Asia

Published on January 21, 2026

Kalpana Kochhar has been appointed to run South and Southeast Asia for the foundation, whose co-chair Bill Gates recently signalled a shift in focus to preventing disease and hunger over climate action.

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