Melinda French Gates

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  • Melinda French Gates Steps Down from Foundation, Secures $12.5 Billion for New Projects
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    Melinda French Gates, one of the world's foremost philanthropists, announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a role she has held since its inception in 2000. The foundation, which has disbursed nearly $78 billion in grants over the past 25 years, will now be solely chaired by Bill Gates.
  • Bill Gates Loses Fourth-Richest Spot After Giving $2 Billion To Ex-Wife Melinda
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    Bill Gates transferred stocks from AutoNation, Deere & Co., and Canadian National Railway worth around $2.4 billion to his now ex-wife Melinda French Gates.