Melinda, 57, told CBS Mornings Gayle King that she is 'definitely' open to finding love again and has already met some suitors. Their collaborative approach evoked an African proverb cited by Melinda and others at the Gates Foundation: If you want to go fast, go alone. Melinda Gates was born as Melinda Ann French [1]Biography on Saturday, August 15, 1964 (age 57 years; as of 2021), in Dallas, Texas, US. "I needed to take a different path. The court docs also revealed that the Gateses do not have a prenuptial agreement in place, but will instead divide their assets according to a separation agreement. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. She has finally opened up about her divorce from Bill Gates. "Bill and I are equal partners," she told the Associated Press in an interview in 2019. She said she made it clear that she did not like him meeting with Epstein. She said any further questions about Epstein and Gates' relationship should be addressed with Gates. She is 52 years old. Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple". Shed learned which of my buttons never to press., He also notes that Gina grew accustomed to being crushed in arguments, to being embarrassed in front of our friends, to taking the blame for little thing that went wrong the babys stinking diaper, the burnt toast, the bounced check. She was ranked #12 in the list of 200 Most Influential Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs Worldwide by UK-based company Richtopia (2017). Gates would go on to pursue a degree in computer science (more on that later), and coding has, in fact, stayed a very relevant and personal topic to her. Charlie Lankston For Dailymail.com In an interview with Vox founder Ezra Klein at the 2018 South by Southwest festival, Melinda said the foundation was concerned about the possibilities of a large-scale bioterrorism attack. Bill and Melinda Gates have been one of the world's most famous couples for three decades and along the way, they've been candid about how their relationship worked. He developed such a strong bond with Winblad that Bill made sure to keep her in his life after they split in 1987. Winblad added to Time: "We share our thoughts about the world and ourselves. Melinda developed an early interest in computer science and the BASIC programming language while studying advanced math from her teacher. In 2012 Melinda pledged $560 million toward improving access to contraception for women in third-world countries. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Melinda Gates, Birth Year: 1964, Birth date: August 15, 1964, Birth State: Texas, Birth City: Dallas, Birth Country: United States. Because of common and well-understood causes, Id developed a recognized mental disorder.. Melinda also used the interview to tell other billionaires to give away the majority of their wealth, as she does. She did her schooling at Dallas St. Monica Catholic School. We'll dive more into Gates' academic pursuits in a bit, but it's important to note how her strong interest in STEM has significantly guided her life as a philanthropist. While raising three kids as a single mom, Gina put all three of her children through college because of her relentless work ethic.. Addressing a question about adjusting to President Donald Trump's policies, Melinda said it was important to maintain a strong relationship with the administration, but suggested that Trump could set a better example as a role model. And at the end of the day though, I started on this journey of healing, and I feel like I'm starting to get to the other side. ", In a statement, Gates said that he "will always be sorry for the pain that I caused Melinda and our family. Bill reportedly used a blackboard to write out the pros and cons of dating Melinda (to be honest, we've all made a very similar list), and, clearly, the positives outweighed the negatives. Over the course of her nine years working for Microsoft, Melinda worked her way up to general manager of information products. 'I'm not saying it was easy but I'm saying for me I had days where I had tears the hour before an online meeting or I'd be angry but I still rose to be my higher self and I think we can continue to do that.'. The philanthropist said she and her Microsoft co-founding ex still operate their Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation together, presenting awkward challenges. The 57-year-old, who shocked the world when she and Bill announced in May 2021 that they were ending their 27-year marriage, previously told how she endured emotionally challenging times whilst working with the billionaire. In 1982, she graduated from Ursuline Academy of Dallas as valedictorian. Its been a challenging stretch of time for our whole family. As noted by The Seattle Times, Gates had a very interesting college experience. Along with Bill, Melinda initiated her charitable endeavours in 1994, largely at the behest of Bills father, William H. Gates, but also from the example of Bills mother, a devoted philanthropist who had died earlier that year. He may be of the most successful men on the planet, but Melinda said she was less than impressed when the Microsoft billionaire asked her out for the first time. She held the position till 1996, and subsequently, she resigned from Microsoft to focus on her family. At that time, she decided to leave her job at Microsoft so she could focus on child-rearing and philanthropic efforts. Luckily, Fortune was able to score a sit-down interview with her in January of 2008 her first solo profile ever. Im still learning how to best support my own process and emotions. After marrying his wife, Bill Gates would spend a long weekend every year at a cozy beach cottage in North Carolina with his old girlfriend. before having to attend a Gates foundation meeting, and how she is dating again. She is also a global advocate for women and girls. I mean, days where I'm literally laying on the floor and the carpet, you know, this close to me, thinking, "How can this be? to which the philanthropist responded: 'Very, it's very hard to get it back, in any relationship.'. As noted by CNBC, Melinda worked as a general manager of Microsoft, working on a number of projects that helped get the company off the ground. Getty Images He met his first wife while they were both studying journalism at Brigham Young University in Utah in the mid 1980s. "I do believe that if you are lucky enough to be a billionaire, believe me, you can give away half of it and not change your life. 'I believe in forgiveness. .. Since then, she has worked as a writer-reporter on the Human Interest team and an associate editor on the TV team. Its not clear when Melinda French Gates, whose divorce from Bill was completed in August 2021, began dating Du Pre, who now runs his own strategic communications firm in Utah, but they were spotted together in April at a Brooklyn Nets game. During a 2014 Reddit Ask Me Anything, the billionaire was asked, "What is something you enjoy doing that you think no one would expect from you? The couple - pictured here in 2018 - have given billions to charity, Barack Obama awarded Bill and Melinda Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for their charity work. They began dating, but as Bill told a Netflix documentary: "We cared a lot for each other and there were only two possibilities: either, we were going to break up or we were going to get married.". By 2006 the foundation was by far the worlds largest. She told host Gayle King that Bill had to answer the many times he met Epstein, and even suggested that it contributed to the divorce. She even dipped her toes in the dating pool at Duke, but unlike many of her female peers who "typically played the field," Gates was reportedly linked to just "a few men for a longer time." When I got married, yeah, Microsoft was a big deal. That does not include the couple's vast property portfolio which comprised of homes in New York, Washington, and California. In 1999 the couple combined the William H. Gates Foundation with two of their other charitable organizations, the Gates Library Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation. 2023 BBC. In May 2006 the Gateses were awarded Spains Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Elon Musk. After the divorce came out, Bill Gates admitted to having an affair. Instead, after 27 years together, the couple announced their split last May. Melinda received an honorary doctorate in medicine from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden (2007). The interview marks the first time that Melinda has publicly addressed her split from Bill - comes 10 months after the former couple first revealed to the world that they were separating, and just seven months after they finalized their $130 billion divorce settlement. You'd think that the co-founder of Microsoft, one of the biggest tech companies quite literally ever, would have gotten every kind of college degree necessary in order to set himself up for success. In 2019, Melinda's book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes The World, was published. In May 2014, she attended a talk about saving newborn lives with health ministers and experts from around the world at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Working together at the foundation had made their relationship better, she argued. I learned as a leader that I could do it. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. as she works to grow her own company, Pivotal Ventures, where French Gates is focused on funding projects that empower women. Probably not, since she's a genius. 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A lot of parents approach their parenting tactics based on their own experiences as children, and Melinda Gates' parents were no exception. "He asked: 'Is that spontaneous enough for you? I felt that I had a role to give some voice to the voiceless. "After a great deal of thought . But, despite all of her involvement, few people were struck by her presence. Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, are ending their marriage after 27 years. 1993 video captures Bill and Melinda Gates engaged and sharing a Coke. This is painful stuff. He met his first wife while they were both studying journalism at Brigham Young University in Utah in the mid 1980s. My god, I feel terrible for those young women. And I do feel like I'm turning a page in the chapter now. French Gates said previously that her reasons for the divorce could be distilled into no longer being able to trust what we had., It wasnt one moment or one specific thing that happened, French Gates told host Gayle King on CBS This Morning. "Yeah, I hope that happens for me again. The foundation quickly became one of the most influential private nonprofit. How can I get up? "Well, I think it's really important to say, look, I had a lot of tears for many days. The pair have, however, made no public hint of their financial plans. "When Bill first asked me out, he said, 'I was thinking maybe we could go out two weeks from tonight,'" Melinda recalled in a Facebook post in 2015. What an alma mater. The interview was filmed at the offices of Melinda's new company, Pivotal Ventures, in Seattle. As noted by Business Insider India, Gates was the head of the drill team at Ursuline and was a stand-out student. "In the case of Melinda, it is a truly equal partner," Bill said about his (soon-to-be ex) wife. In 1987 Melinda first met her new boss, Bill, at a PC trade show in Manhattan. She said dating was 'interesting at this point' but did not give any additional details. Here are some of the most surprising aspects of their journey together. He blames post-traumatic stress from his childhood for his outbursts against his wife, and reaches that conclusion after a chance meeting with a psychiatrist on a plane. I needed to take a different path. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Melinda Gates was born to Raymond Joseph French Jr. (an aerospace engineer) and Elaine Agnes Amerland (a homemaker). There's so much about her life that has to be pieced together from rare interviews, her memoir, commencement speeches, and little tid-bits she shares on social media. And just who were the men in question? Melinda Gates is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is married to Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Melinda spoke candidly about sobbing on the floor as her marriage fell apart, and while she was working 'through' the divorce. On the other, it appears as though she didn't make a ton of friends. March 3, 2022 / 9:43 AM This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Melinda-Gates, The My Hero Project - Biography of Melinda Gates. I said, 'You know, if we want them to have the values we have, somebody has to be home. That's how I felt, and I am an older woman. But who is the philanthropist, computer scientist, and humanitarian we know as Melinda Gates? To top off what was already pretty cutting-edge at that time, Gates started learning programming language BASIC, to be specific. And I do feel like I'm turning a page in the chapter now. That partnership even included splitting some household chores, according to Bill. to stop sending flirtatious emails to employees. I remain dedicated to my work at the Gates Foundation in partnership with Melinda, where our focus is to help reduce global inequities, giving every person the chance to live a healthy and productive life.". In May 2021, while announcing their divorce, the couple tweeted, After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. and Melinda Gates with her daughter, Jennifer Gates. I mean, it's 2022 and I'm actually really excited about what's to come and life ahead for me," she said. In an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, French Gates said that she never thought she would end up being divorced and did not expect their split to be a national conversation. So I have always felt like it calls us to be our higher selves. The Gates - along with investor Warren Buffett - are behind the Giving Pledge, which calls on billionaires to commit to giving away the majority of their wealth to good causes. "The world is finally waking up to the fact that none of us can move forward when half of us are held back," she said at the time. 'There was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably. In 2019, Melinda stepped into writing with the book The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. The book traces an awakening to the link between women empowerment and the health of societies. 03:28. In 2012 she pledged $560 million toward improving access to contraception for women in poor countries. She said the two will keep working together at The Gates Foundation, which they co-founded more than 20 years ago. Demonstrating their support of progressive workplace policies, Melinda and Bill announced in 2015 that employees of their foundation would receive up to a year's paid leave after the birth of a child or the adoption of a child. This is our joint values being played out in the world.". She was rather forthcoming, and for a woman who is worth $70 billion, she revealed that she knows what it is like to have to work for what you have. There have been reports that Bill Gates had multiple affairs during their marriage. Updates? At a Microsoft employee dinner, of all places. Part of HuffPost News. One of the foundation's primary global health objectives has been to develop prevention strategies, vaccines and treatments for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. French Gates said. Apart from the US, Melinda has worked to improve the conditions of poor living in countries like India, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. He previously acknowledged one affair. She was ranked #4 in Forbes 2012 and 2016 lists of the 100 Most Powerful Women. "Neighbors said she was rarely home and kept to herself, though she was always pleasant and said hello as she got in and out of her car," The Seattle Times noted. Joelle Goldstein is a TV Staff Editor for PEOPLE Digital. So, given her abundance of support at home, it comes as no surprise to learn that Gates was a standout in the classroom from a young age. 'At the end of the day though I started on this journey of healing and I feel like I'm starting to get to the other side. "We saw money coming in and money going out." 'It's interesting at this point,' she giggled during an interview with King that aired on Thursday morning. Blame the Federal Reserve. One of her sorority sisters, Rebecca Chaffin, told The Seattle Times that despite her hard-working demeanor, Gates would frequently join her peers at beer parties (we're getting war flashbacks as we speak). While they were on a safari to see the animals, they were profoundly disturbed by systemic poverty there. 'You know, I'm dipping my toe in that water a little bit. In 2006, Gates restructured the organization into three departments: worldwide health, global development, and U.S. community and education. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Best Known For: Melinda Gates, the former wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which strives to improve global health and education. The couples divorce was finalized in August 2021. 'We have a productive working relationship and I think that will continue,' she said. They discussed some of their philanthropic work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the conference. What Melinda Gates' Life Was Like Before She Married Bill, how did she and the billionaire co-founder meet. Gates remained committed to change the state of education in the United States, and through her foundations Gates Millennium Scholars program, she has helped students fund their studies. Sounds great to us, since these days everyone just looks down at their own individual phones. 01:20. On the one hand, she was very involved. The Gates' is the second high-profile divorce among tech's ultra-wealthy in recent years. We're lucky that Gates developed such a keen interest in computers at an early age, because, as noted by Computer Science, only 20% of the profession is made up of women. The couple, both Mormons, were married at the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City soon after Gina graduated with a bachelors degree in communications in 1986. "I took the idea of marriage very seriously," Bill explained in the documentary. In 2006 she restructured the organization. CRYING ON THE CARPET AND REALIZING HER MARRIAGE WAS OVER BUT THAT SHE DID 'NOTHING WRONG AND HOLDS HER HEAD HIGH'. In May 2021, while announcing their divorce, the couple tweeted, After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation officially restated its mission as: "improving equity in four areas: global health, education, access to digital information via public libraries, and support for at-risk families in Washington State and Oregon." Journalist says he had a creepy encounter with new tech that left him unable to sleep. Over the years, her foundation has emerged as one of the most powerful and influential forces in global public health. The following year, she obtained a master's in business administration, with a focus in economics, from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. The general mentality is that you have to be born into money to be rich throughout your life, and that seemingly is how it's done in the world, but Melinda Gates had a pretty normal upbringing. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.. 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