Bill Gates’ former wife Melinda Gates is now dating Jon Du Pre, say reports

By Smith On Nov 9, 2022

In recent years, Melinda Gates has stayed out of the spotlight but is now making headlines for her new relationship. Melinda Gates is now dating Jon Du Pre. Jon is a Strategic Communications Specialist with over 35 years of experience in broadcasting, writing, and video production, according to reports.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates divorced his long-time friend and wife, whom he married in 1994, in 2021.

Warren Buffett, Ratan Tata, Bill Gates: World’s Top 10 Philanthropists

Some of the world’s richest people strongly believe that sharing is caring. From Bill Gates, Yvon Chouinard to Warren Buffett and Ratan Tata, all of them have poured vast portions of their amassed fortunes to a variety of nobel causes. Here’s a look at some of the world’s top philanthropists.

Bill Gates And Melinda French Gates

Though Bill Gates and Melinda French ended their 27-year old marriage in 2021, they continue to co-chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. According to Forbes, the foundation made donations worth $5.8 billion in 2020. The Microsoft co-founder and his ex-wife have also pledged to donate 95 per cent of their wealth to tackle poverty across the globe.

Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has promised to give away the major part of his fortune to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As per Forbes, he has so far donated around $46 billion to the Gates foundation. Apart from this, the billionaire has also donated to the four charities set up by his three children.

George Soros

Hungarian-born American businessman George Soros runs Open Society Foundation that is operational in over 120 countries. It supports causes like economic quality, human rights, justice reform and journalism. In 2021, the philanthropist pledged to donate $500 million to the endowment of Bard College.

Yvon Chouinard

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard in September this year gave away the ownership of his company worth $3 billion. The businessman donated his apparel company and all its profits to protect wildlife, biodiversity and fight climate change.

Melinda Gates had said that she gave everything to the relationship with Bill as his lawfully wedded partner, and she holds her head high for never committing any wrongdoing. In such cases, people generally associate the woman as having done wrong but not so for Melinda.

Melinda Gates is happy with the new man in her life, and the two were first spotted at an NBA match together in April 2022. Jon is a broadcaster, video producer, and writer with 35 years of experience, according to reports.

Melinda is from Dallas, Texas, and is a computer scientist by profession. She is the recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French Legion of Honour.

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