Bill and Melinda Gates married in 1994 after seven years of dating. In 2000, they founded the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, which seeks to benefit education, health, and more across the globe. The two have become leaders in their respective fields, and Melinda has been a voice to encourage more women and girls to pursue careers in tech, while also advocating for equitable treatment of women in the workplace. Not only that, but the former couple share three children: Jennifer (born 1996), Rory (born 1999), and Phoebe (born 2002).
However, after 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda announced that they went their separate ways on May 3, 2021. In 2024, Melinda left her and her ex-husband’s foundation.
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