Primary Job Title Director of the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Program Primary Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Location Seattle, Washington, United States Regions Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage
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Brian Arbogast leads the foundation’s effort to bring groundbreaking innovations in sanitation technology and new ways to deliver sanitation products and services to people in the developing world.Arbogast was previously a corporate vice president at Microsoft Corporation, leading an international portfolio of research and development projects.
More recently, he concentrated in cleantech and international development, driving market solutions to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
He served as a senior advisor with The Boston Consulting Group and as a board member of the Northwest Energy Angels and of Water1st International. He is a founding board member of Progress Alliance of Washington and an advisor to Upaya Social Ventures. Arbogast received his Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a Certificate in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute.
