The Latest Breaking News from Melinda French Gates

Bill Gates says becoming a grandfather is affecting how he wants to spend his money

The philanthropist is taking the long view as to why he should give away most of his wealth.

Fortune · Dec 20, 2022

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

Jeff Bezos steps up 'flashy' giving while ex-wife quietly donates billions

Jeff Bezos' $100 million award to Dolly Parton is something of a puzzle to Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022

‘Crying at 9am, video conference at 10am’: Melinda Gates opens up about working with Bill during ‘painful’ divorce

Former couple, who continue to run Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together, announced decision to divorce in May 2021

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gateses’ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

‘The strain is the worst of my lifetime’: how Bill Gates is staying optimistic

Covid and Ukraine war were major setbacks in pursuit of global development goals, philanthropist admits, but cutting back on aid would be ‘tragic’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

Gautam Adani becomes world’s third-richest person as wealth surges

NEW DELHI: Few outside of India had heard of Gautam Adani just a few years ago. Now the businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, has become the world’s third-richest person.

The Times of India · Aug 30, 2022

Gates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Bill Gates Doesn't Want To Be Rich Anymore: 'I Will Move Down And Eventually Off Of The List Of The World's Richest People'

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.

Benzinga · Jul 14, 2022