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Melinda French Gates [2] (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and a former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft.Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she graduated from Duke University and started working at Microsoft in 1987.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Gates said in regard to his faith: "The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important. We've raised our kids in a religious way; they've gone to the Catholic church that Melinda goes to and I participate in. I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world.
Bill and Melinda Gates have three children.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 "My parents and early friends put me in a position to have a ...
Kids just aren't into Facebook these days. Or email. Related: Bill Gates Talks Working with Daughter Phoebe on His New Netflix Show: 'Fun to See Her Energy' (Exclusive)
In 1983, Gates tried to buy Allen out at $5 per share, but Allen refused and left the company with his shares intact; this made him a billionaire when Microsoft went public. [41] [42] Gates later repaired his relationship with Allen, and the two men donated $2.2 million to their childhood school Lakeside in 1986. [26]
Melinda Gates endorsed a middle-class upbringing, complete with an allowance, to help kids grow up financially grounded even when their parents have billions.
In 2010 the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation became one of the academy's biggest supporters. [43] In 2012 Khan was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world. [ 44 ] Bill Gates has said; "I've used Khan Academy with my kids, and I'm amazed at the breadth of Sal's subject expertise and his ability to make complicated topics ...