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Melinda Gates Resigns as Co-Chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda and Bill Gates divorced in 2021.

In a statement, Melinda shared that she had secured "an additional $12.5 billion" to put toward that endeavor as a result of her agreement with Bill in exiting the foundation. "I am immensely proud of the foundation that Bill and I built together and of the extraordinary work it is doing to address the inequities around the world," Melinda wrote in a statement shared on social media. Melinda and Bill Gates - ETMelinda most recently attended the Goalkeepers 2023 Daytime Event at Jazz at Lincoln Center in September.

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