Gates was recruited by Microsoft as a product manager shortly after the company went public, and she eventually worked her way up through the ranks of the company. Gates attended Duke University, earning a bachelor's degree in both economics and computer science, as well as an MBA - all in five years. In 2016, Melinda was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. Along with her husband, Melinda founded the Gates Foundation, which if focused primarily on poverty and healthcare worldwide. Who she is: Melinda Gates is an active philanthropist, most recently pledging $1 billion toward improving gender equality in the next 10 years. Partner: Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft The couple had three children together: Reed, Erin, and Eve. Powell Jobs met Steve Jobs in 1989, when she was seated next to him at an event he'd been invited to speak at on campus. She is also an avid contemporary art collector and has a multi-million-dollar yacht called the Venus as well as a $16.5 million home in San Francisco. Through Emerson Collective, she has funded news organizations like ProPublica, acquired media properties like Pop-Up Magazine and The Atlantic, of which she has a majority stake, and invested in Axios and the podcast giant Gimlet Media. Powell Jobs is an active philanthropist, with a focus on education and the environment. Powell Jobs attended University of Pennsylvania, majoring in economics and political science, and worked at Goldman Sachs before getting her MBA at Stanford University.Īfter Steve Jobs' death, Powell Jobs inherited his wealth, mostly in the form of Apple and Disney stock - today, she is currently worth $24.5 billion, according to Forbes. Who she is: Laurene Powell Jobs is a philanthropist and the founder of Emerson Collective, an organization focused on social change.
Years married: 20, until Jobs' death in 2011 Michael Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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