Melinda Gates
Founder at
Pivotal Ventures LLC
Net worth: 6 M $ as of 31/05/2026
Profile
Melinda French Gates is the founder of Pivotal Ventures LLC (founded in 2015) and Maverick Collective (founded in 2013).
She is also the founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (founded in 2000) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (founded in 2000).
At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, she held the title of Co-Chair & Trustee from 2000 to 2024.
At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she held the title of Co-Chairman-Trustees Board from 2000 to 2024.
Ms. Gates's former job includes being the Co-Chairman & Trustee at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust from 2010 to 2024.
She also worked as a Director at drugstore.com, Inc. Additionally, she served as the General Manager at Microsoft Corp.
from 1987 to 1995.
Ms. Gates completed her undergraduate degree at Duke University in 1986 and obtained an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business in 1987.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AutoNation, Inc.
 AutoNation, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails and distributes automobiles 0.09% | 31/12/2024 | 30,000 ( 0.09% ) | 6 M $ | 31/05/2026 |
Melinda Gates active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Pivotal Ventures LLC
 Pivotal Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pivotal Ventures invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Founder | 01/01/2015 |
Former positions of Melinda Gates
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Gates Foundation Trust
 Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance Foundation | Chairman | 07/06/2024 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation Trust-IM holds the endowment, including the annual installments of Warren Buffett’s gift, and funds the foundation. Bill and Melinda are the trustees for the Foundation Trust, and the endowment is managed, as it has been for almost three decades, by a team of outside investment managers. The Trust invests in undistributed assets, with the exclusive goal of maximizing the return on investment. Investments include companies that have been criticized for worsening poverty in the same developing countries where the foundation is attempting to relieve poverty. The majority of the trust's assets are invested in government and corporate bonds, with additional holdings in commercial paper and other short-term debt securities. The trust engages in substantial foreign currency transactions, options and futures trading and lending out of securities. | Founder | 07/06/2024 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization | Founder | 07/06/2024 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1995 |
Maverick Collective | Founder | - |
Training of Melinda Gates
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90
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 9 |
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Microsoft Corp.
 Microsoft Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, manufactures and distributes software products | Technology Services |
drugstore.com, Inc.
 drugstore.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates an online drugstore which offers health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products | Technology Services |
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance Foundation | Finance |
Duke University
 Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Fuqua School of Business
 The Fuqua School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation Trust-IM holds the endowment, including the annual installments of Warren Buffett’s gift, and funds the foundation. Bill and Melinda are the trustees for the Foundation Trust, and the endowment is managed, as it has been for almost three decades, by a team of outside investment managers. The Trust invests in undistributed assets, with the exclusive goal of maximizing the return on investment. Investments include companies that have been criticized for worsening poverty in the same developing countries where the foundation is attempting to relieve poverty. The majority of the trust's assets are invested in government and corporate bonds, with additional holdings in commercial paper and other short-term debt securities. The trust engages in substantial foreign currency transactions, options and futures trading and lending out of securities. | Miscellaneous |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization | Commercial Services |
Pivotal Ventures LLC
Pivotal Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pivotal Ventures invests in companies located across the globe, primarily in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Maverick Collective |
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