Melinda Gates

In the run-up to the 2024 election, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Thursday expressed his views on the political activities of Melinda French Gates, philanthropist, and ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, hinting at a potential impact on Western civilization. What Happened: Musk took to X,...

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women's health may become an even bigger key topic for the 2024 election. Billionaire and philanthropist Melinda French Gates wants to ensure voters know how important the issue and female voters are. What Happened: French Gates, who recently...

Billionaire Bill Gates is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT). He is also known for his philanthropic efforts with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. Those two items collided in the first quarter with the sale of Microsoft stock. Here's what to...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is about to lose one of its namesakes. Co-chair of the foundation’s multibillion-dollar endowment, Melinda French Gates, announced on Monday that she will resign from the role. Alongside her ex-husband and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, she has helped...

Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates’ youngest daughter, turned heads and stole the spotlight at George Clooney’s Albie Awards on Thursday, effortlessly captivating in a chic sheer black gown. What Happened: Phoebe, 21, made a striking appearance at the Albie Awards,...

Last year's high-profile divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda Gates made headlines, not only for being one of the most expensive divorces in history — Melinda reportedly walked away with an estimated $70 billion — but also for casting a spotlight on an unusual marital agreement....

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates recently shared pictures with his first grandchild, whom Gates' daughter Jennifer Gates gave birth to with equestrian Nayel Nassar. In an Instagram post on Friday, the billionaire businessman shared a picture of himself holding...

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said on Sunday that fighting disease ought to be akin to fighting fires. What Happened: Gates said in “The Next Pandemic” newsletter that such outbreaks, like fires, not only pose a threat to a single home but to an entire community....

While Bill Gates may best be known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), he has been gaining prominence through the years for his philanthropy, opening the doors to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. Since then, the foundation has doled out...

In 2021, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates announced their separation. They were married for nearly three decades, and their divorce was finalized in August of that year.  Even though both continue to run their philanthropic foundation together, Melinda's "unbelievably painful...

Melinda French Gates joined Microsoft Corp. in 1987 and helped grow the technology company into the $2 trillion-dollar powerhouse that it is today.  French Gates and her ex-husband Microsoft Founder Bill Gates grew the business into one of the most valuable and successful companies in the...

CEOs walk a fine line when it comes to talking about hot-button issues like transgender rights or gun control or arming transgender people to fight for the right of immigrants to have affordable health care and equal pay without enduring global warming. The Statista stats service has put together a...

Melinda Gates is well-known as the former wife of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates. The couple announced in 2021 they would divorce after 27 years of marriage. Here is a look at Melinda Gates and how she met Bill through Microsoft and was the driving push of helping people...

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates says the combination of the Russia-Ukraine war, the remaining impact of the COVID pandemic, and increasing interest rates could trigger a worldwide economic slowdown. What Happened: Speaking on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on...

The divorce between Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates is well-publicized. The event could lead to the splitting up of a fortune worth $140 billion, including stakes in several publicly traded companies. Splitting up of assets has already begun with new...