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Melinda French Gates [2] (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist, former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft, and the ex-wife of its co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates. [3] French Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women by Forbes magazine. [4]
Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and ...
Paul Allen. v. t. e. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ( BMGF) [a] is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the second largest charitable foundation in the world, [7] [8] holding $69 billion in assets as of 2020. [4]
Along with his soon-to-be ex-wife, he launched the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. Now the largest private charitable foundation in the world, the nonprofit had $49.8 billion in endowment ...
Former couple’s first grandchild was born in March. Bill Gates and ex-wife Melinda Gates have shared their first photos of their newborn granddaughter.. The 67-year-old Microsoft co-founder took ...
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are proud grandparents. The former couple gushed over their daughter Jennifer Gates' and her husband, Nayel Nassar’s, baby girl in sweet Instagram posts. On ...
Earth-sheltered home. Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m 2) mansion [1] incorporates technology in its design. [specify] [2] In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.
With a net worth of $130.4 billion as of May 4, 2021, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates most recently ranked as high as the fourth-richest person in the world, according to Forbes. His fortune ...