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Melinda Gates
United States 61 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Microsoft
- Residence
- Seattle, Washington
- Organization
- Founder at Pivotal Ventures
- Education
- Duke University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Children
- 3
Assets
- AutoNation Inc.2,940,000 shares @ --AN-US
- Canadian National Railway Co.14,086,000 shares @ --CNI-US
Biography
Gates maintains her position as most powerful woman in philanthropy as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
In early May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates announced they were getting divorced but will still remain co-chairs of the foundation.
Melinda also became a billionaire on her own after Bill Gates transferred her $1.8 billion worth of stock in early May 2021, according to filings.
As part of the foundation's mission to help all people lead healthy, productive lives, she has devoted much of her work to women's and girls' rights.
In her next chapter, Gates' mission is to close the funding gap for female founders, through her investment and incubation company, Pivotal Ventures.