JOHN SAMUEL SAGE, DDS
Dentist in Seattle, WA

Chief of Staff to Co-Chair Melinda Gates at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Philanthropy

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Chief of Staff to Co-Chair Melinda Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Greater Seattle Area Jul 2011 - Jul 2012 - Director, Stakeholder Communications 6h Consulting - Greater Seattle Area Sep 2007 - Jun 2011 - Partner, Co-Founder Pura Vida Coffee Aug 1998 - Jan 2007 - CEO, Co-Founder Starwave (now Disney) Sep 1994 - Sep 1997 - Sr. VP, Marketing and Business Development Microsoft Sep 1989 - Jun 1994 - Group Product Manager

Harvard Business School 1987 - 1989
MBA, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise Stanford University 1979 - 1983
BA with Honors, American Studies, History

Social Enterprise, Product Marketing, Business Development, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategy, Public Speaking, Venture Capital, Program Management, Marketing Communications, Non-profits, Fundraising, Strategy, Project Management, Business Strategy, Philanthropy

Social enterprise and philanthropic innovation. Product marketing, brand building and deepening community engagement.

Ashoka Fellow for Social Innovation, 2005 Coro Fellow, 1984 Eagle Scout

Application Engineer at Demand Media, Freelance Webdesign/Management at Self Employed

Information Technology and Services

Demand Media - Kirkland, WA since Sep 2008 - Application Engineer Self Employed since 2006 - Freelance Webdesign/Management Demand Media Mar 2010 - Oct 2011 - IT NOC Supervisor Digeo 2000 - 2003 - NOC Technician/Applications And Systems Analyst

Dentistry

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