Bill Gates’s father, William Gates, was a longtime trustee he died in 2020. The new trustees were appointed after some changes among the foundation leaders. “It helps build a better board culture and makes it easier to transition people in,” says Berman. The first four outside board members were appointed in January. The philanthropy world has been eagerly awaiting news about new board members ever since last year when the foundation announced plans to expand the number of trustees. Along with Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, they will oversee the $70 billion philanthropy, which was recently enlarged when Bill Gates announced he was pumping $20 billion into the fund. The foundation’s CEO, Mark Suzman, is also a board member. Helene Gayle, president of Spelman College, and Ashish Dhawan, founder and CEO of the Convergence Foundation in India, will join the three other outside board members named in January: Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Thomas J. Warren/APĪs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board. 18, 2022, that it has added two trustees to its board. As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday, Aug. Comments FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, a person walks by the headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle.
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