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Mar 8, 2020 · As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation’s issues, and sets the organization’s overall direction. He works with grantees and partners to further the foundation’s goal of improving equity in the United States and around the world. Bill co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen ...
Apr 15, 2020 · The second-largest funder is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which provides 9.8% of the WHO's funds. The WHO launched an appeal in March for $675 million to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 3, 2020 · The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic model is possible. Professor Klaus Schwab outlines how to achieve it.
Oct 15, 2019 · In addition, Bill Gates co-chaired a simulation at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2017, resulting in the creation of the Epidemics Readiness Accelerator, a public-private platform to address effective readiness in issues including travel and tourism, supply chain and logistics, legal and regulatory, communications and data innovations.
Mar 28, 2023 · One of the Gates Foundation’s priorities in AI is to make sure these tools are used for the health problems that affect the poorest people in the world, including AIDS, TB, and malaria. Similarly, governments and philanthropy should create incentives for companies to share AI-generated insights into crops or livestock raised by people in poor countries.
Sep 19, 2018 · New figures from the Gates Foundations annual Goalkeeper's Report highlights Africa's rapidly growing population as a potential cause for concern. By 2050, more than 40% of world’s extremely poor people will live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria.
May 6, 2024 · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, guided by the belief that every life has equal value, is working to help people lead healthy, productive lives. Based in Seattle, it is led by Chief Executive Officer Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The foundation supports work in over 100 countries.
Mar 6, 2019 · With a personal fortune estimated at $96 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s second wealthiest person, ahead of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ($60 billion) but some way behind Jeff Bezos of Amazon ($135 billion). Since founding Microsoft, Gates has become a leading player in a new wave of philanthropy. Through the Bill and Melinda Gates ...
May 31, 2023 · In a commencement speech at Northern Arizona University, Bill Gates shares five things he wishes he had heard when he graduated from college. He talks about the importance of hard work, perseverance, and finding your passion. He also encourages graduates to use their education to make a difference in the world.
Mar 10, 2017 · Now the richest man in the world with $85.2 billion to his name, Gates spends his days running the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the most powerful charities in the world. The foundation — which controls an endowment of more than $40 billion — aims to lift millions of people out of poverty, with a heavy focus on eliminating HIV, malaria, and other infectious diseases.
