Melinda Ann Gates (French; born August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and a former general manager at Microsoft. In 2000, she co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her husband Bill Gates, the world’s largest private charitable organization as of 2015.Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes. In 2019, Gates debuted as an author with the book The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. Former President Obama starred in a comedy sketch in order to promote it.

The following books were recommended by Melinda Gates. Click on the quote to see where she recommended it.

19 books recommended by Melinda Gates

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