Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalize their divorce
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates finalize their divorce

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalized. However, if after two years Gates and French Gates decide they cannot continue in their roles, French Gates will resign her positions as co-chair and trustee, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier this month. If French Gates resigns, Gates would essentially buy her out of the foundation, one of the world’s largest private charitable organizations, and she would receive resources from him to do her own philanthropic work.

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Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women
1 month ago

Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on GivingTuesday, which has become a major annual fundraising day for nonprofits. Asha Curran, CEO of the nonprofit GivingTuesday, who calculated that estimate, said matches like French Gates’ help catalyze people to give. “But what we’ve …

Bill Gates believed Jeffrey Epstein could deliver the Nobel Prize he craved. Instead, their toxic dalliance destroyed Gates' marriage and stained his 'saintly' reputation for ever... as revealed in a
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Gates believed Jeffrey Epstein could deliver the Nobel Prize he craved. Instead, their toxic dalliance destroyed Gates' marriage and stained his 'saintly' reputation for ever... as revealed in a

Daily Mail  

One was a charming and urbane New York financier around whom beautiful young women hovered like bees to honey. An unflattering new biography of Gates, right, offers fresh insight into his troubling four-year friendship with the late, disgraced millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, left Das, the former finance editor of the New York Times – so hardly a hack operator …

Melinda French Gates mocks ‘silly’ Elon Musk: 'Not a philanthropist, just uses…'
5 months, 1 week ago

Melinda French Gates mocks ‘silly’ Elon Musk: 'Not a philanthropist, just uses…'

Hindustan Times  

Melinda French Gates slammed the new generation of billionaires like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and PayPal founder Peter Thiel use their "megaphones" instead of their bank accounts to bring change in the world. Talking to The New York Times, Bill Gates' former wife said that the new generation of "billionaire activists" like Elon Musk, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, hedge fund …

Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death
6 months, 1 week ago

Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death

Associated Press  

— Investor Warren Buffett announced another $5.3 billion in charitable gifts Friday, but in a major shift of his longtime giving plan he said he plans to cut off donations to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after his death and let his three children decide how to distribute the rest of his $128 billion fortune. Buffett has given about …

Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death
6 months, 1 week ago

Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death

The Independent  

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Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer is pregnant with second child
6 months, 1 week ago

Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer is pregnant with second child

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Melinda Gates Opens Up About Divorce and New Life
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Melinda Gates Opens Up About Divorce and New Life

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Melinda French Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her ex-husband Bill Gates, recently spoke about their difficult divorce. Melinda credits her ability to cope with the divorce on focusing on three important things: her future, her children's well-being, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But following the divorce, Melinda stepped away from the foundation …

Melinda French Gates on ‘horrible’ divorce with Bill Gates: 'It's just painful'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates on ‘horrible’ divorce with Bill Gates: 'It's just painful'

Hindustan Times  

Melina French Gates reflected on divorce from Bill Gates and said that the couple separated first before making the final decision in 2021. Melinda French Gates on her children She said, “I thought a lot about my three children. I absolutely love it.” Melinda French Gates on her charity work On exiting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after more …

Melinda French Gates opens up about divorce from Bill Gates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates opens up about divorce from Bill Gates

The Independent  

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Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates’ $1 billion in donations to support women and girls?
7 months, 1 week ago

Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates’ $1 billion in donations to support women and girls?

Associated Press  

Melinda French Gates announced Tuesday that she plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world. French Gates will leave the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates, next week and receive $12.5 billion from Gates as part of their divorce agreement. Here is …

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
7 months, 1 week ago

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights

Associated Press  

Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States. French Gates said over the last few weeks she’s started directing what will total $200 million in new grants through her organization, Pivotal Ventures, to …

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over 2 years in support of women’s empowerment
7 months, 1 week ago

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over 2 years in support of women’s empowerment

LA Times  

Melinda French Gates speaks last year at the Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders forum in Washington. Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States. French Gates said over the last few weeks …

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States and is now poised to put another $12.5 billion toward intractable problems like closing the gender pay gap and increasing women’s political participation, her grantees hope. Organizations like Paid Leave For All, founded in 2019 to coordinate advocacy around …

Melinda French Gates says she is leaving Gates Foundation with $12bn for own causes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates says she is leaving Gates Foundation with $12bn for own causes

The Independent  

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What next for Melinda French Gates? To use $12.5 billion for own philanthropy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What next for Melinda French Gates? To use $12.5 billion for own philanthropy

Hindustan Times  

Melinda French Gates, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' former wife, said that she would resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next month. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more …

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, gets $12.5bn
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, gets $12.5bn

Al Jazeera  

French Gates says she will exit with $12.5bn for her own charity work to uplift women and families. Melinda French Gates has said she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded more than 20 years ago. French Gates will receive $12.5bn as part of her agreement …

Melinda French Gates Exits Foundation With $12.5 Billion
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates Exits Foundation With $12.5 Billion

Live Mint  

-- Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the $75 billion foundation she helped run with her former husband, Bill Gates. “I am taking this step with full confidence the foundation is in strong shape,” French Gates, 59, said in the statement. In September 2022, French Gates said she was “completely committed” to the foundation and working with …

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations over the past 20 years. French Gates has already helped cement a gender equity lens within the Gates Foundation’s programs to ensure it …

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates

The Independent  

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Melinda Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation: ’Right time for me to...’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Melinda Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation: ’Right time for me to...’

Live Mint  

Melinda French Gates resigned as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and said it was the right time for her to move forward into the next chapter of my philanthropy. "After careful thought and reflection, I have decided to resign from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While hinting that she would …

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates

LA Times  

Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace on June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & …

Bill Gates’ ex-wife Melinda breaks silence over engagement rumors after being spotted with huge diamond ring
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Gates’ ex-wife Melinda breaks silence over engagement rumors after being spotted with huge diamond ring

Hindustan Times  

Melinda French, the billionaire ex-wife of Bill Gates, sparked engagement rumours after she was seen flaunting a big diamond ring on her engagement finger in New York City. Melinda French's spokesperson told PEOPLE: "Melinda is not engaged and is no longer dating Jon Du Pre." Melinda French and Bill Gates get separated after 27 years of marriage French Gates parted …

Bill Gates’ rep responds to rumours that he is engaged
1 year, 5 months ago

Bill Gates’ rep responds to rumours that he is engaged

The Independent  

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Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power
1 year, 11 months ago

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Associated Press  

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? When asked in an interview with The Associated Press what he thought the answer to that question was, Suzman said, “No.” He said the Seattle-based foundation takes its direction from the Sustainable Development Goals, set by the United Nations and its member countries in 2015, and knows …

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power
1 year, 11 months ago

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

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Bill Gates made 2022's biggest charitable donation
2 years ago

Bill Gates made 2022's biggest charitable donation

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Bill Gates made 2022’s biggest charitable donation: $5 billion
2 years ago

Bill Gates made 2022’s biggest charitable donation: $5 billion

LA Times  

In 2022, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to back its work in global health, development, policy and advocacy and U.S. education. A $5-billion donation by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to the eponymous foundation he started with his ex-wife was the largest charitable gift of 2022, according to an annual ranking compiled …

Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill amid divorce
2 years, 3 months ago

Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill amid divorce

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Bill Gates vows to drop off world’s rich list by giving money away - starting with $20bn donation
2 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates vows to drop off world’s rich list by giving money away - starting with $20bn donation

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Bill Gates says he would choose to marry Melinda ‘all over again’
2 years, 8 months ago

Bill Gates says he would choose to marry Melinda ‘all over again’

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Musk vs Gates: Billionaire feud deepens over Tesla and climate change
2 years, 8 months ago

Musk vs Gates: Billionaire feud deepens over Tesla and climate change

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Melinda Gates says she is ‘definitely’ open to dating again after divorce from Bill Gates
2 years, 10 months ago

Melinda Gates says she is ‘definitely’ open to dating again after divorce from Bill Gates

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Gates Foundation no longer centre of Melinda’s giving plans: WSJ
2 years, 11 months ago

Gates Foundation no longer centre of Melinda’s giving plans: WSJ

Al Jazeera  

Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to give away the lion’s share of her wealth to the foundation she started with ex-husband Bill. Melinda French Gates is no longer promising to give away the majority of her billions of dollars in wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar …

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split
2 years, 11 months ago

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split

Associated Press  

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four members to its board of trustees, a first for the Seattle-based philanthropic giant whose decision making has been guided by very few hands since its incorporation in 2000. Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman wrote in his annual letter Wednesday he would be joining the board alongside Zimbabwean telecom …

$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list
3 years ago

$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list

The Independent  

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Bill Gates opens up about divorce from Melinda Gates and ‘most unusual and difficult year of my life’
3 years, 1 month ago

Bill Gates opens up about divorce from Melinda Gates and ‘most unusual and difficult year of my life’

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Bill Gates at lowest point on Forbes list for 30 years because of divorce
3 years, 3 months ago

Bill Gates at lowest point on Forbes list for 30 years because of divorce

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Jennifer Gates posts touching birthday tribute to mom Melinda after parents' divorce
3 years, 4 months ago

Jennifer Gates posts touching birthday tribute to mom Melinda after parents' divorce

Daily Mail  

Bill and Melinda Gates' daughter Jennifer has posted a sweet birthday tribute to her mother, calling her a 'one-of-a-kind mom, woman, and hero' - just two weeks after the billionaire couple finalized their divorce. Along with the pictures, Jennifer - who is a medical student in New York - also shared a message of support for her mother, who has …

Bill Gates calls relationship with Jeffrey Epstein 'huge mistake'
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates calls relationship with Jeffrey Epstein 'huge mistake'

The Telegraph  

“I had several dinners with him hoping that what he said about getting billions of philanthropy for global health through contacts he had might emerge,” Mr Gates told CNN, in his first interview since his divorce was finalised this week. “When it looked like that wasn’t a real thing that relationship ended.” During some of the meetings, Mr Gates reportedly …

Bill Gates says meetings with Epstein were a ‘huge mistake’
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates says meetings with Epstein were a ‘huge mistake’

Al Jazeera  

Bill Gates described his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a ‘huge mistake’ in a television interview aired days after Gates’s divorce from ex-wife Melinda French Gates was finalised. Bill Gates described his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a “huge mistake” in a television interview aired days after his divorce from …

Bill and Melinda officially divorced
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill and Melinda officially divorced

Deccan Chronicle  

The divorce between Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalised. Bill Gates and Melinda announced in May that they would be ending their marriage after 27 years, saying, “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.” However, the duo said they will continue to work together …

Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Report

Hindustan Times  

The divorce between Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates and Melinda French was finalised on Monday, news agency Reuters reported citing a court document. Bill Gates and Melinda French have said that they would continue to work together at their charitable foundation. Bill and Melinda, who are the co-founders of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, filed for divorce on …

Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Court document
3 years, 5 months ago

Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: Court document

Al Jazeera  

The couple filed for divorce after 27 years of marriage, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, cofounders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, was finalised on Monday, a court document showed. No details of that agreement were disclosed in the final divorce order filed on Monday …

Melinda Gates could resign as co-chair in 2 years: Gates Foundation
3 years, 6 months ago

Melinda Gates could resign as co-chair in 2 years: Gates Foundation

India Today  

The Gates Foundation said Melinda and Bill Gates, in the midst of a high-profile divorce, will continue to work as co-chairs for a two-year trial period and that she would step down after that time if their arrangement doesn't work. It would also ensure Melinda receives personal resources from Bill for her own philanthropic work, which would be completely separate …

Gates Foundation sets 2-year, post-divorce power share trial
3 years, 6 months ago

Gates Foundation sets 2-year, post-divorce power share trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates will continue to work together as co-chairs of their foundation even after their planned divorce. If French Gates resigns, Gates would essentially buy her out of the foundation, one of the world’s largest private charitable organizations, and she would receive resources from him to do her own philanthropic work. “It makes …

Bill Gates can FIRE estranged wife Melinda from foundation in two years if they don't get along
3 years, 6 months ago

Bill Gates can FIRE estranged wife Melinda from foundation in two years if they don't get along

Daily Mail  

Bill Gates has the option of removing his estranged wife Melinda French Gates from the board of their foundation in two years if their post-divorce relationship deteriorates to the point where they can't work together, the charity announced. However, if after two years Gates and French Gates decide they cannot continue in their roles, French Gates will resign her positions …

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation
3 years, 6 months ago

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Warren Buffett resigned Wednesday as trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which says it will announce plans in July to answer questions raised about its leadership structure as it deals with the divorce of its two founders. My goals are 100% in sync with those of the foundation, and my physical participation is in no …

Warren Buffet resigns from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3 years, 6 months ago

Warren Buffet resigns from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Al Jazeera  

Warren Buffett resigned on Wednesday as trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which says it will announce plans in July to answer questions raised about its leadership structure as it deals with the divorce of its two founders. My goals are 100% in sync with those of the foundation, and my physical participation is in no way needed …

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates may add a board of directors to their foundation
3 years, 7 months ago

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates may add a board of directors to their foundation

Daily Mail  

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates may add an outside board of directors to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as the couple divorces, it has been reported. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates may add an outside board of directors to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as the couple divorces A media representative said in an email to …

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