Along with her husband, melinda gates initiated her charitable endeavors in 1994, largely at the behest of billÒ€ℒs father, william h. Gates, but also from the example of billÒ€ℒs mother, a devoted philanthropist Ò€¦ As co-chair of the worldÒ€ℒs largest private charitable foundation, melinda gates is one of the most powerful women in philanthropy.

Melinda french gates[2] (born melinda ann french; August 15, 1964) is an american philanthropist. Born and raised in dallas, texas, she was educated at ursuline academy of dallas, duke university, Ò€¦