Melinda Gates OK’d Bill to spend a weekend with his ex-girlfriend every year to discuss ‘science’ – IOTW Report

Melinda Gates OK’d Bill to spend a weekend with his ex-girlfriend every year to discuss ‘science’

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Bill and Melinda Gates reportedly had an agreement that allowed him to see his ex-girlfriend for an annual weekend getaway.

Mr Gates had dated Ann Winblad, an American businesswoman, in the 1980s and entered into an arrangement with his wife, Melinda, that allowed him to spend a long weekend with her.

A 1997 Time profile by Walter Isaacson discusses his relationship with Ms Winblad and the extent of his involvement with her after his marriage with Melinda in 1994. The interview resurfaced after the multibillionaire philanthropist couple announced their decision to dissolve 27 years of marriage.

“Another of Gates’ vacation companions is Ann Winblad, the software entrepreneur and venture capitalist he dated during the 1980s,” Mr Isaacson wrote.

“They met in 1984 at a Ben Rosen-Esther Dyson computer conference and started going on ‘virtual dates’ by driving to the same movie at the same time in different cities and discussing it on their cell phones. For a few years she even persuaded him to stop eating meat, an experiment he has since resolutely abandoned.” more

17 Comments on Melinda Gates OK’d Bill to spend a weekend with his ex-girlfriend every year to discuss ‘science’

  1. Bill – “Hey Mel, it’s that time of the year for me to go talk “science” with my email buddy. Here’s a few $million to go splurge while I’m away…”

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