- Born
- August 15, 1964 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Melinda French Gates, Melinda Ann French, Melinda Ann Gates
Biography
Melinda Ann Gates DBE is an American philanthropist and a former general manager at Microsoft. In 2000, she co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest private charitable organization. Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women by Forbes.