Melinda French Gates
Melinda Gates | |
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Melinda Gates at the World Economic Forum in 2011 | |
| Born | Melinda Ann French August 15, 1964 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA), (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Co-Chair and Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Melinda Ann French Gates DBE (née French; August 15, 1964) is an American business woman who once worked at Microsoft. She was married to Bill Gates. They met while she was working for Microsoft.
She graduated from Duke University and started working at Microsoft in 1987. She was awarded an honorary damehood (knighthood for women) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014 for her services to charity and international development. As an American citizen, she cannot be called "Dame Melinda", but can use the letters "DBE" after her name. She is currently a philanthropist and is running the "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" with her ex-husband. She has three children : Phoebe Adele Gates, Rory John Gates, and Jennifer Katharine Gates. In May 2006, she received an award from the Gates Foundation.
On May 3, 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they had decided to divorce after 27 years of marriage, and 34 years as a couple. The couple said they will continue to do charity work together.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Novet, Jordan (May 3, 2021). "Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are splitting up after 27 years". www.cnbc.com. NBC. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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- Melinda French Gates at the Notable Names Database
- Melinda French Gates collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Works by or about Melinda French Gates in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Melinda Gates Goes Public, Fortune magazine, January 4, 2008
- Melinda Gates Philanthropic Profile Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, GiveSmart.org, November, 2012