Nearly a decade ago, in 2008, Bill Gates stepped down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft. A daily newspaper reporter in Seattle at the time, I had the rare privilege of interviewing him with a colleague on one of his final days in the Microsoft executive suite.
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So it was a especially interesting to sit down with Gates recently at his private office to catch up on everything he has been doing over the past nine years, as reflected in the annual Gates Foundation letter from Bill and Melinda Gates, released today.
Watch our video segment above for highlights from the interview, including Gates’ comments about President Trump, his thoughts on the new Microsoft, and the inside story of what the Gates Foundation has done with Warren Buffett’s historic $30 billion gift.
