Inside the Gates Divorce Fallout

Bill And Melinda Gates
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Theodore Schleifer
July 8, 2021

The Gates Foundation, or simply The Foundation as it’s known in Seattle, is one of the world’s most venerated institutions, and for good reason. The $50 billion philanthropy, after all, has been at the vanguard of the global pandemic response, with a bank account exceeding the G.D.P. of half the world’s governments. It’s been a generally prestigious place to work, a visionary organization haloed by Bill and Melinda French Gates, who literally created the model for a whole generation of social entrepreneurs.