Michael Madnick is the Deputy Director for External Relations in Global Health Policy and Advocacy at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, Mr. Madnick is responsible for furthering the foundation’s major Global Health policy objectives by working with key governmental agencies, multilateral organizations, and other strategic partners. Prior to joining the foundation, Mr. Madnick served as Senior Vice President at the United Nations Foundation. In this role, he institutionalized an organization-wide partnership approach to generate additional financial and other support for UN causes. Mr. Madnick also served as Executive Director for CCS Fundraising’s Eastern and European Divisions. He is also an attorney and previously served as liaison to the executive office and Chief Compliance Officer of Ruesch International while in their employ. Mr. Madnick holds a bachelor’s from State University of New York at Albany, and a law degree from Pace University