Todd Pierce, / Cross- App. v. Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation, / Cross-res.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, ) No. 79354-3-I a Washington nonprofit corporation, ) ) DIVISION ONE Appellant/Cross-Respondent, ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION v. ) ) TODD PIERCE, ) ) Respondent/Cross-Appellant. ) ) HAZELRIGG, J. — Todd Pierce was recruited away from a high-paying executive position with a technology company in San Francisco to become the first Chief Digital Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (the Foundation). After negotiating what the role would and, more importantly, would not be, Pierce accepted the at-will position…