Raikes Currie Currie, Distiller and Banker, of Gatton Park, Surrey. In the 1830s Isaac Currie was compensated ₤15,379 by the British government for 841 slaves he held in Jamaica at the time of the abolition of slavery. The Curries belonged to an old Scottish family descended directly from the Curries of Duns, Berwickshire. His mother, Mary Anne Raikes, was the daughter of William Raikes and granddaughter of Robert Raikes, another partner of the bank. Thomas Raikes, Governor of the Bank of England from 1797 to 1799 and Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday schools, were her uncles. On 28 June 1825 Raikes
Tricia Raikes Tricia Raikes Tricia Raikes is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the co-founder and co-president of the Raikes Foundation, and has held this position since 2002. Her husband is Jeff Raikes, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to co-founding the Raikes Foundation, Tricia was Director of Creative Services and Marketing Communications at Microsoft. Tricia holds a position on the Board of Directors for the College Success Foundation for Washington DC and Washington State. Additionally, Tricia serves on the Board of Directors for the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management with her husband,