Melinda Gates is an American philanthropist, investor and writer who is better known as the ex-wife of Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates. She was a marketing manager with Microsoft before her marriage to Bill and shares with him three children: Jennifer Katharine Gates, an equestrian, show-jumper and medical student; Rory John Gates, a law student; and Phoebe Adele Gates, a trained ballerina. She is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Melinda Gates is one of the most powerful women in the world according to Forbes and remains one of the world’s wealthiest persons despite separation from her husband. She shares several prestigious national and international honors with Bill Gates.
