Melinda Gates

Mr. and Ms. Gates Go To Washington, Host Roundtable On Global Health Funding

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.28.2009 | Impact


Diane Tucker

The Gateses are visiting our nation's capital to reframe the conversation about global health aid. They said we should spend more time talking about what works and how to measure it.

Bill and Melinda Gates Share "Impatient Optimism" Via Webcast

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact


Although the U.S. sends billions of dollars to other countries in foreign aid each year, Bill and Melinda Gates understand it's hard to wrap our minds...

Melinda Gates: Our Efforts Around The World Are Working

Posted 10.26.2009 | Impact


From Melinda Gates on ONE: This week, I'm in Washington with Bill to do something that might seem unusual: say 'thank you.' We're saying thanks to th...

Thirteen Years After Hillary Told Us "It Takes A Village," Melinda Gates Reminds Us That She Was Right

Keli Goff | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Keli Goff

I had a chance to speak with Melinda Gates about why the issue of a burgeoning school dropout epidemic is so dear to her heart.

Melinda Gates Dishes To Vogue

Vogue | Michael Specter | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business


Melinda French Gates may be the most ambitious woman on Earth; she certainly has some of the most profound ambitions. "We are trying to solve hunger i...

Save The Girls, Save The Economy

Julia Moulden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

The video begins with a provocative statement. "The world is a mess." And asks the viewer to agree or disagree. How would you respond? (Watch video....

Gates Foundation Gives More Despite Losses

Wall Street Journal | ROBERT A. GUTH | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


In a letter inspired by billionaire Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders, Bill Gates issued a 20-page look at the state of his foundation, s...

Gates Foundation Sponsors Journalists' Coverage Of World Health Issues

New York Times | Donald G. McNeil Jr. | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


A major limitation on journalists covering global health is the cost: getting to a story can mean airfare to Africa or Asia, hotels, Jeep rentals, sat...

Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit Highlights: Arianna, Meredith Whitney, Melinda Gates (VIDEO)

Fortune | Pattie Sellers | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business


Here on Postcards, you'll find a trove of video segments from last week's Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit. Click here to watch a riveting take on...

Melinda Gates On Dating The Boss, Being Friends With Bono and Buffett, And Donating All That Money

Fortune | Patricia Sellers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Years before Melinda French met and married Bill Gates, she had a love affair - with an Apple computer. She was growing up in Dallas in a hard-working...

Gates Foundation To Start $100 Mil Fund For Unorthodox Approaches To Health

Wall Street Journal | Marilyn Chase | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today will start a $100 million fund to nurture unorthodox approaches to global health, inviting scientists to b...