In her commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday morning, Melinda French Gates got personal and philosophical. French Gates acknowledged the big step the Standford grads were taking — which… Read More
Melinda French Gates is signing off after nearly 25 years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, telling colleagues and alumni of the Seattle-based philanthropic organization in a letter Friday… Read More
Melinda French Gates announced on Tuesday that she is planning to grant $1 billion over the next two years to programs and people working on women’s and family issues. She… Read More
Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion. But some say her departure from the Gates Foundation, announced Monday, could unlock… Read More
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Seattle-based philanthropic organization she started with her ex-husband in 2000. In… Read More
The ongoing transformation of Seattle’s waterfront is getting a big boost from prominent philanthropists, as Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott, the Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation, and Expedia Group are pledging… Read More
Bill Gates has made no secret of his love for “The Great Gatsby,” the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald in which a green light at the end of a… Read More
Melinda French Gates played a pivotal role on “Jeopardy” on Monday night, serving as the answer reader for a Double Jeopardy category titled “Pivotal Women.” The category was a nod… Read More
Melinda French Gates this week offered a different timetable for the future of the Gates Foundation than the one laid out last month by her ex-husband Bill Gates. During Fortune’s… Read More
In a recent interview at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit, Bill Gates shared that the plan is to wind down the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 25 years.… Read More
You know times are tough when a typically upbeat missive from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation starts sounding grim. Its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report is an opportunity for the… Read More
If you’ve already mastered a skateboarding ollie thanks to Tony Hawk or the art of storytelling courtesy of Malcom Gladwell, perhaps you’re ready to work on your impactful giving. Time… Read More
Caregivers who provide for children, elderly people, and those who are sick or disabled are operating in an antiquated system that’s ripe for innovation, experts say, and worth an estimated… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will increase its annual payout in grants and other financial assistance by 50% to $9 billion by 2026, responding to what it… Read More
In the first interview addressing her divorce, Melinda French Gates shared details of the unraveling of her 27-year marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. “It wasn’t one moment or one… Read More
Ten months after announcing her divorce, Melinda French Gates is publicly sharing details of her split with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and where she’s headed now. The couple was married… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named the first members of its new board of trustees, appointing three outsiders to join its namesake co-chairs in overseeing one of the world’s… Read More
Melinda French Gates on Tuesday morning reaffirmed her commitment to the Giving Pledge, in which the world’s wealthiest people commit to give away (or “give back,” in the words of… Read More
This was a week when many of us in the U.S. paused to reflect and give thanks. We’re keeping the tradition alive on the GeekWire Podcast. On this special holiday… Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide up to $120 million to help lower-income countries access a new pill to treat COVID-19, the foundation announced Tuesday. Molnupiravir cuts the… Read More
As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a reminder that many people around the world… Read More
Melinda French Gates is paying special attention to the Tokyo Olympics this week as her future son-in-law represents Eqypt in equestrian competition. French Gates tweeted Tuesday about Nayel Nassar, the… Read More
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are sharing some of their immense wealth with organizations that want to empower other women, announcing Thursday that they are awarding $40 million as… Read More
Melinda French Gates created Pivotal Ventures in January 2015 with so little fanfare that news of the effort came out after GeekWire accidentally stumbled upon its website. At the time, a… Read More
