Melinda French Gates Exits Foundation With $12.5 Billion
- Sheāll use the money to advance her own charitable priorities
- Her ex-husband, Bill Gates, will become groupās sole chair
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the $75 billion foundation she helped run with her former husband, Bill Gates.
Her last day will be June 7 and sheāll receive an additional $12.5 billion to use for her own charitable purposes as part of an agreement with her ex-husband, French Gates said Monday in a statement.