Melinda French Gates[2] (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she was educated at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Duke University, …

Jan 9, 2026 · New Detail Emerges on How Bill Gates and Ex-Wife Melinda Divided Their Billions and Their Charity Work After Divorce He agreed to give her $12.5 billion — and much of that was done in …

Jan 10, 2026 · Bill Gates sent $8B to ex-wife Melinda for charity work, instantly making foundation one of world’s largest The pair announced their divorce in May 2021 and subsequently split up their ...

Mar 13, 2025 · Melinda French Gates is a billionaire philanthropist and businesswoman. She started her career as a Microsoft product developer and manager in 1987, where she met her ex-husband and …

Melinda is the author of the bestselling books The Moment of Lift and The Next Day, as well as the creator of Moment of Lift Books, an imprint publishing original nonfiction by visionaries working to …

As co-chair of the world’s largest private charitable foundation, Melinda Gates is one of the most powerful women in philanthropy. Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she is not only …

Along with her husband, Melinda Gates initiated her charitable endeavors in 1994, largely at the behest of Bill’s father, William H. Gates, but also from the example of Bill’s mother, a devoted philanthropist …

Jan 9, 2026 · Bill Gates quietly sent nearly $8 billion to the private foundation of his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, in what amounts to one of the largest divorce-related payouts ever disclosed.

Jan 9, 2026 · Melinda French Gates has transformed her relatively young Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation into one of America’s largest private foundations almost overnight, in part due to her split …

Bill Gates has given nearly $8 billion to a foundation run by his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, tax records show, shedding fresh light on the former couple’s divorce. The payment is one of the ...