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Melinda French Gates left the Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion. She’s betting it on the problems nobody else wants to fund

Melinda French Gates walked away from the Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion. The ex-wife of Microsoft founder is directing her fortune toward women and girls, focusing on overlooked issues such as women’s health, childcare, reproductive rights, menopause and economic opportunity. By focusing on fundamental issues such as childcare systems and…

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Melinda French Gates’ NASA connection: How her aerospace engineer father, Apollo missions and women in STEM shaped her journey in tech and philanthropy

Melinda French Gates’ childhood was shaped by her father Raymond Joseph French Jr.’s aerospace career during the NASA Apollo era. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA's Apollo programme. From watching Apollo launches to meeting women engineers and mathematicians at…

The Economic Times

Melinda French Gates' father worked on NASA's Apollo missions; the women engineers she met at his company picnics shaped her thinking

Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA's Apollo programme, giving his daughter an early glimpse into the world of space exploration…

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Bill Gates ex-wife Melinda French Gates donated $10M to Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival. Who gets the money?

Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival raised $10 million for organisations supporting women and girls, with Melinda French Gates matching the amount to take the total to $20 million. Here’s why the money was raised and which 10 organisations will receive it.

The Economic Times

Despite a $45 million net worth, Big Bang Theory star still works tough, 16-hour days—he repeats one mantra when overwhelmed

Even with a $45 million net worth, fame, and a dream career, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar still has tough days. Nayyar tells Fortune he uses a personal mantra to cope—just like Jeff Bezos and Melinda French Gates.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates has donated more than $600 million to women’s health; after her divorce from Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist shares the 10-minute self-care habit that helped her through life’s biggest transitions

Melinda French Gates has donated more than $600 million to women’s health. After her divorce from Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist shares how taking 10 quiet minutes a day for self-care helped her navigate motherhood, major life transitions and personal change. Don’t just leave and then jump to the next…

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‘Take time in quiet’: Melinda French Gates says to spend at least 10 minutes a day on self-care

The philanthropist said dedicating time to her well being everyday is what helps her process difficult transitions.

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'I have a chip on my shoulder.' Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with 'no ties to my privilege or my last name'

But now Phoebe Gates is under her own fire for her app Phia reportedly "cookie stuffing."

Fortune

MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have given more than $28 billion through two very different approaches: How their philanthropy is reshaping charities, empowering women and changing the way billionaire wealth is used to drive lasting social impact

MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have committed more than $28 billion to philanthropy through two very different approaches. Scott has donated more than $26 billion through unrestricted, trust-based grants, allowing nonprofits to decide how to use the money. French Gates has focused her giving through Pivotal Ventures on women's…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: "When something's uncomfortable, it means you're actually…" - a lesson on stepping outside your comfort zone

Growth rarely feels comfortable while it is actually happening. Learning something new, taking on more responsibility, or simply stepping into an unfamiliar situation tends to bring real uncertainty along with it. Melinda French Gates put a name to that discomfort directly. "When something's uncomfortable, it means you're actually growing, so…

The Times of India

Most billionaires are stuck in 'slow philanthropy.' MacKenzie Scott gave away $26 billion and won't stop until 'the safe is empty'

Most billionaires let their fortunes grow faster than they can give them away. Scott has spent years proving it doesn't have to be that way.

Fortune

Warren Buffett called Bill Gates' Epstein ties 'distasteful' and pulled out of the Gates Foundation. Days later, a review revealed 30 meetings

The Gates Foundation met with Jeffrey Epstein about 30 times, an external review found, even as staff raised concerns.

Fortune

Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “Philanthropy to me means using your voice, your time, your skills, or your money, your resources, to change the world for the better” - a timeless lesson that proves generosity is about far more than wealth

Most people picture a philanthropist as someone signing enormous cheques, not someone volunteering an evening a week or simply speaking up for a cause they believe in. Melinda French Gates has spent years pushing back against that narrow picture. "Philanthropy to me means using your voice, your time, your skills,…

The Times of India

'I have a chip on my shoulder.' Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with 'no ties to my privilege or my last name'

The daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates acknowledges her privilege, but says she’s building her own thing without their help.

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Proven low-cost care could save mothers' lives

In early June, Melinda French Gates pledged US$215 million to improve women's health globally, with a focus on underfunded areas such as maternal care in Africa. The announcement comes at a critical moment. Every day, more than 700 women die during and following pregnancy and childbirth, though many of the…

The Times of India

Philanthropy quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: "It's important to acknowledge that giving away money your family will never…"

Handing away money you were never going to spend anyway is easy to praise and, according to the person doing it, not actually all that impressive. Melinda French Gates, one of the most prominent philanthropists in the world, said exactly that about her own giving. "It's important to acknowledge that…

Fortune

Warren Buffett breaks from a 'lifetime' pledge to the Gates Foundation as the Epstein fallout deepens

Warren Buffett, 95, just paused his billion-dollar Gates Foundation donation over its Epstein review.

Fortune

Elon Musk on MacKenzie Scott giving away $26 billion of her fortune: 'sadly,' it makes the world a worse place

Musk has offered thoughts on philanthropy: “It’s very easy to give money away to get the appearance of goodness” but it's very difficult to get “reality.”

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Five Great Reads: OnlyFans middlemen, ‘proof’ there is a God, and leaving the family behind for Norway

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Emma Elsworthy

Salon

Melinda French Gates, menopause heroine

The billionaire philanthropist wants "a menopause revolution" — but can't name the real problem

International Business Times UK

Melinda French Gates Calls Jeffrey Epstein 'Evil' Days After Bill Gates' Congress Hearing on Epstein Ties

Melinda French Gates condemns Jeffrey Epstein as 'evil' and criticises the justice system's failures. She reflects on her advocacy work and personal growth since her divorce.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates has some advice for new IPO billionaires

SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs are about to mint a new generation of millionaires and billionaires—who will have to decide what to do with their money.

The Independent UK

Melinda Gates tells interviewer ‘Epstein could have been stopped’ days after her ex testified to Congressional panel

‘If we don’t want children to be harmed, the justice system has to work,’ the philanthropist said

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‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace

The philanthropist always saw Epstein for who he really was – despite his meetings with her then husband Bill Gates. Now carving out a life on her own terms, she explains why she’s focused on the fight for women’s health

The Times of India

Dr Melanie Walker says Donald Trump introduced her to Jeffrey Epstein. Then she met Bill Gates...

The story matters because Walker appears to have been both a beneficiary of Epstein’s patronage and one of the people who helped him gain access to Gates’s circle after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

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