Melinda French Gates marked, on Friday, her last day as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded alongside her ex-husband, Bill Gates, over two decades ago.
“I’m holding a complicated mix of emotions today,” she wrote in a letter to staff posted on her X account. “I’m sad to be saying goodbye, proud of all we accomplished, energized by what’s ahead, and excited to see what you do next. But the emotion I feel most strongly right now is gratitude.”
As part of her separation agreement from her former husband Bill, French Gates said she will receive an additional $12.5 billion for her charitable work.