Bill & Melinda Gates

Life
Bill Gates 1955 –
Melinda Gates 1964 –

Country
United States

Year of great discovery/work
Present

The foundation has awarded more than $36 billion in grants since its inception. Part of its work increases research and development on vaccines and infectious diseases that affect the developing world, while improving vaccine coverage and technology enabling more effective and less expensive vaccine delivery.

Did you know?
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest computer software company. He was also a pioneer in the personal computer revolution and is one of the world’s wealthiest people.