Chapter 16 — Most Searched People
Who is Bill Gates?
American software pioneer (b. 1955) who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975 and led it to dominate personal computing. Stepped back from Microsoft in 2000 to focus on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest private charities in the world, focused on global health and education.
Follow-up questions
Is he still involved in Microsoft?
He left the board in 2020. He's an occasional advisor but has no operational role.
What does the foundation actually do?
Major funder of vaccine development and distribution (polio, malaria, HIV), agricultural research in Africa, and US education reform.
Is he still married?
He and Melinda French Gates divorced in 2021 after 27 years; both continue to work with the foundation, though Melinda departed as co-chair in 2024.
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