Articles about Melinda French Gates

A sports power play for Melinda French Gates as she takes minority stake in Seattle Kraken hockey team

French Gates called herself “a big believer in the power of sports” and said that after many years of “cheering on Seattle from the sidelines,” she’s excited “to have an even deeper connection to the Seattle sports community.” Read More

Bill Gates makes nearly $8B payout to Melinda French Gates as part of divorce settlement

The money shows up in tax filings as a 2024 donation to French Gates’ Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation. Read More

Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures awards $250M to women’s health organizations worldwide

Melinda French Gates today announced the recipients of her $250 million open call for organizations worldwide addressing women’s physical and mental health. Read More

Melinda French Gates offers her thoughts as Gates Foundation makes plans to sunset in 2045

As the Gates Foundation today announced that the 25-year-old global philanthropy will sunset in another two decades, co-founder Melinda French… Read More

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Melinda French Gates’ new book draws lessons from loss, and looks to what’s next

Yes, Melinda French Gates has an estimated net worth of nearly $30 billion, runs an organization with ambitious goals to… Read More

Tech is major focus as Melinda French Gates gives $150M to increase workplace equality for women

Melinda French Gates is giving $150 million to a variety of groups to help remove barriers for women in the… Read More

Microsoft vet who founded beer delivery app ID’d as Melinda French Gates’ new boyfriend

The New York gossip sites are abuzz over Melinda French Gates’ love life this week, as the billionaire Seattle philanthropist… Read More

Melinda French Gates launches $250M open-call funding opportunity for women’s health

Melinda French Gates on Wednesday launched Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million open call that aims to reach organizations… Read More

In commencement speech, Melinda French Gates advises Stanford grads about navigating transitions

In her commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday morning, Melinda French Gates got personal and philosophical. French Gates acknowledged… Read More

In farewell letter, Melinda French Gates calls nearly 25 years at the Gates Foundation a ‘gift’

Melinda French Gates is signing off after nearly 25 years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, telling colleagues and… Read More

Melinda French Gates announces plans for $1B in funding for reproductive and other women’s issues

Melinda French Gates announced on Tuesday that she is planning to grant $1 billion over the next two years to… Read More

‘She’s going to be a bigger deal’: What’s next for Melinda French Gates

Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion. But some say… Read More

Melinda French Gates resigning as co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Seattle-based… Read More

Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott join $45M effort to connect and revitalize Seattle waterfront

The ongoing transformation of Seattle’s waterfront is getting a big boost from prominent philanthropists, as Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott,… Read More

The Great Gatesby? Green beacon at Bill Gates’ lakeside mansion lights up a literary mystery

Bill Gates has made no secret of his love for “The Great Gatsby,” the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald… Read More

Who is Melinda French Gates? Pivotal Ventures founder presents answers for ‘Jeopardy’ category

Melinda French Gates played a pivotal role on “Jeopardy” on Monday night, serving as the answer reader for a Double… Read More

Melinda French Gates counters Bill Gates’ prediction that their foundation will end in 25 years

Melinda French Gates this week offered a different timetable for the future of the Gates Foundation than the one laid… Read More

Bill Gates sees Gates Foundation winding down in 25 years — with Melinda French Gates and himself still at the helm

In a recent interview at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit, Bill Gates shared that the plan is to wind… Read More

Gates Foundation annual report shows stalled progress due to pandemic, wars — but also reasons for hope

You know times are tough when a typically upbeat missive from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation starts sounding grim.… Read More

Targeting ‘everyday givers,’ Melinda French Gates to teach MasterClass on impactful giving

If you’ve already mastered a skateboarding ollie thanks to Tony Hawk or the art of storytelling courtesy of Malcom Gladwell,… Read More

Melinda French Gates shares new data to stoke innovation and awareness in $648B ‘care economy’

Caregivers who provide for children, elderly people, and those who are sick or disabled are operating in an antiquated system… Read More

Gates Foundation will boost annual payout 50% to $9B in call to action against ‘huge global setbacks’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will increase its annual payout in grants and other financial assistance by… Read More

Melinda French Gates on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘evil personified,’ her passion for philanthropy, and potential dating

In the first interview addressing her divorce, Melinda French Gates shared details of the unraveling of her 27-year marriage to… Read More

Melinda French Gates shares details of divorce, what’s ahead for her in upcoming TV interview

Ten months after announcing her divorce, Melinda French Gates is publicly sharing details of her split with Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

Gates Foundation names first outside trustees, bringing new oversight to $50B philanthropy

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named the first members of its new board of trustees, appointing three outsiders to… Read More

Melinda French Gates on the ‘absurdity’ of extreme wealth and what she’s learned about real giving

Melinda French Gates on Tuesday morning reaffirmed her commitment to the Giving Pledge, in which the world’s wealthiest people commit… Read More

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What we’re most thankful for in tech, science, business, and innovation

This was a week when many of us in the U.S. paused to reflect and give thanks. We’re keeping the… Read More

Gates Foundation commits up to $120M to support access to new COVID-19 pill

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide up to $120 million to help lower-income countries access a new pill… Read More

Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’

As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Melinda French Gates cheers on future son-in-law at Olympics as he competes in equestrian for Egypt

Melinda French Gates is paying special attention to the Tokyo Olympics this week as her future son-in-law represents Eqypt in… Read More