He is one of the Gates Foundation’s three board members, alongside Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, who announced last month they’re splitting after 27 years of marriage. (June 23): Warren Buffett resigned as a trustee at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the charity grapples with upheaval created by the divorce of its namesake founders. Buffett has contributed more than US$27 billion of his own money to the charity over the past 15 years. He’s one of the Gates Foundation’s three board members, alongside Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, who announced last month they’re splitting after 27 years of marriage. The Ford Foundation, which is roughly a fifth the size of the Gates Foundation, has 15 members on its board.

Source: The Edge Markets June 23, 2021 12:33 UTC