Melinda Gates
Founder at Pivotal Ventures LLC
Net worth: 1 267 M $ as of 2024-04-29
Profile
Melinda French Gates is the founder of Pivotal Ventures LLC (2015), Maverick Collective (2013), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) (2000), and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2000).
She is currently Co-Chairman & Trustee at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust since 2000.
Ms. Gates's former positions include Director at drugstore.com, Inc. and General Manager at Microsoft Corp.
from 1987 to 1995.
She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1986 and her MBA from The Fuqua School of Business in 1987.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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2023-12-30 | 10,150,618 ( 1.60% ) | 1 267 M $ | 2024-04-29 | |
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
0.00% | 2024-03-18 | 3,810 ( 0.00% ) | 810 387 $ | 2024-04-29 |
Melinda Gates active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Chairman | 2010-10-26 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. | Founder | 1999-12-31 |
Pivotal Ventures LLC
Pivotal Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pivotal Ventures LLC (Pivotal Ventures) is an investment and incubation company founded in the year 2015 by Melinda Gates. The firm is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, District of Columbia. | Founder | 2014-12-31 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman. | Founder | 1999-12-31 |
Former positions of Melinda Gates
Companies | Position | End |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
Maverick Collective | Founder | - |
drugstore.com, Inc.
drugstore.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services drugstore.com, Inc. operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. It provides medicine cabinet, gifts, oral care, green and natural, diet and fitness, household products. The firm's mail-order pharmacy segment provides prescription drugs and supplies to cash-paying and insurance-covered individuals through mail-order facility. The company was founded by Jed A. Smith in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Director/Board Member | 2006-08-20 |
Training of Melinda Gates
Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
The Fuqua School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 1 |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
Private companies | 6 |
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drugstore.com, Inc.
drugstore.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services drugstore.com, Inc. operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. It provides medicine cabinet, gifts, oral care, green and natural, diet and fitness, household products. The firm's mail-order pharmacy segment provides prescription drugs and supplies to cash-paying and insurance-covered individuals through mail-order facility. The company was founded by Jed A. Smith in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Technology Services |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. | Miscellaneous |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman. | Commercial Services |
Pivotal Ventures LLC
Pivotal Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pivotal Ventures LLC (Pivotal Ventures) is an investment and incubation company founded in the year 2015 by Melinda Gates. The firm is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, District of Columbia. | Finance |
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