Ballmer Group launches ‘MoveUp Washington’ as part of broader philanthropic restructuring

MoveUp Washington will be led by Andi Smith, who currently heads Ballmer Group’s Washington state regional office. (Ballmer Group Photo) Ballmer Group , the Bellevue, Wash.-based philanthropy founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is spinning out its Washington state work into an independent organization, one of three new regional groups launched Wednesday as part of a broader restructuring. The new organization, MoveUp Washington, will be led by Andi Smith, who curre