Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates is an American businessperson who used to be General Manager at Microsoft Software Company. Bill Gates, who is the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, along with her wife Melinda, founded her charitable trust named Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For many years she was considered one of the most powerful women in the world. She is also an author and has talked about women’s contribution to technology in her books.

Well, how well do you know about Melinda Gates? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Melinda Gates’s net worth in 2021, her age, height, weight, boyfriend, husband, kids, biography and complete details about her life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Melinda Gates to date.

Biography and Early Life

Melinda was born in Dallas in 1964, on 15th August. The name of her father was Raymond Joseph French Jr., and he used to work as an aerospace engineer, while her mother, Elaine Agnes Amerland, was a homemaker. Melinda grew up with one older sister and two younger brothers. Melinda grew interested in computer and coding language from a very early age.

At the age of 14, she was given an Apple II computer which became her obsession. That’s the moment when she decided to continue her higher studies in Computer Science. She was always a very good student. In her college life, she was an active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Melinda Gates in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Melinda Gates’s age is 56 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 15 August 1964. Though, she is 5′ 6″ in feet and inches and 168 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 132 lbs in Pound and 60kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Brown and hair color is Brown.

Education

Melinda started her schooling by attending a Roman Catholic school named St. Monica Catholic School, where she was a straight-A student. She then attended Ursuline Academy of Dallas, from where she got her high school graduation degree in 1982.

She earned her college graduation degree in Economics and Computer science from Duke University in 1986. She continued her higher studies by attending The Fuqua School of Business in North Carolina. She got her MBA Degree from there one year later, in 1987.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

She met her husband, Bill Gates, in 1987 in a business fair, and the couple started dating. After dating him for seven years. Their relationship got huge media coverage. But she got married to him in Hawaii in a very private ceremony with limited guests. The couple had their first daughter Jennifer in 1996. Three years later, the couple had their second child Rory John Gates in 1999. In 2002, Melinda gave birth to her second daughter, her third child Phoebe Adele Gates.

Currently, she lives with her family in Lake Washington in Medina in a complete underground house.

Is Melinda Gates Lesbian?

Melinda has been in a romantic relationship with her husband, Bill Gates, for a long time. She got married in 1994. She shares three children with her husband. All these pieces of evidence are enough to state that her sexual orientation is straight.

Professional Career

After graduating from Duke University, Melinda used to teach children mathematics and computers. She then became the marketing manager in Microsoft and was responsible for developing various multimedia products for this software company. In 1990, she became the general manager of IP Microsoft and worked there for six years.

She left her job at Microsoft to focus on her family. From 1996 to 2003, she was an active member of her University’s Board of trustees. She was also a member of the board of directors of the Washington Post company. She is the co-founder of ‘Bill and Melinda Gates foundation’ and has donated more than $40 billion.

Her charitable trust is the highest-paid private organization and has helped millions of people and communities. Former President Barack Obama promoted her book called  “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.”

Awards

In 2006 Melinda Gates was awarded ‘Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. In the same year, she won the Order of the Aztec Eagle. She also was nominated and won the ‘United Nations Population Award’ in 2010. In 2013, she received the prestigious ‘Lasker Bloomberg Public Service Award.’ In the same year, she received the ‘Glamour Award for the Advocate’ for her outstanding contribution to advocacy. In the following year, she won the ‘Bambi Millennium Award.’

In 2015, she was awarded the ‘Padma Bhushan Award,’ the third-highest civilian award of India. The Next year in 2016, she was nominated and won the prestigious ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom.’ Besides this, she has won various other awards from many different countries.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Melinda Gates in 2021

As of 2021, Melinda has an estimated worth of around $75 billion which she has earned through computer software company Microsoft which she has co-founded with her husband, Bill. She also has her own published book, which is a big hit. She earns a huge sum of Royalty money.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• She has French decedent and speaks fluent Frenchas well, which is not her mother tongue.
• She is a huge animal lover.
• She used to teach children computers in her early days.

Melinda Gates is an inspiration to any woman who is interested in computers and technology. She achieved so much success through her hard work and dedication. Her charitable works have made many people’s lives much better.