Melinda French Gates
$29.4B
Born
Aug 15, 1964
Age
61
Source of Wealth
Microsoft
Residence
,
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke University; Master of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business
- Melinda French Gates is one of the most powerful women in philanthropy. In 2024, she resigned as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after a nearly 24-year run.
- French Gates did not give a reason for leaving the Gates Foundation; however, Bill and Melinda Gates divorced in 2021.
- Forbes estimates her settlement from the 2021 divorce was $25 billion.
- French Gates has doubled down on her previous commitment to support women's and girls' rights, announcing in 2024 a $1 billion donation through 2026 to the cause.
- French Gates also aims to close the funding gap for female founders through her investing, advocacy and philanthropic firm Pivotal Ventures.
- French Gates was one of a small number of women working at Microsoft when she joined the company in 1987.
- She majored in computer science and economics at Duke University and then got her MBA degree at Duke.
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