The billionaire Melinda French gates winced ‘tech bros’ criticism about her philanthropy

In an interview with Scott Galloways Podcast, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reacted to what she described as recurring attacks from industrial numbers. “I’m ignoring it,” she replied briefly and flush, as reported Business Insider. “I know who I am and I know what I do and I know what my values ​​are and why I go back.”

“I’m not sitting on the side,” she said. “I’m in the arena and do the work.”

Melinda has exposed itself to her non -profit efforts with public counter reactions, especially Elon Musk. After supporting the re -election campaign of US President Joe Biden in June, Musk commented on a contribution by Babylon Bee employee Ashley St. Clair, who said: “Many super villains are persecuted under the guise of philanthropy,” claimed that the philanthropy was used to hide “Super Billain -Arks”. “

“Yes,” replied Musk.

Melinda French goals, ex-wife of the technical billionaire Bill Gates. Photo by Instagram

Musk also criticized the ex-wife of Amazon, the founder of Amazon, Mackenzie Scott, for her non-profit giving in a now deleted post on X and claims that “super rich ex-women who hate their former spouses” under “reasons in which western civilization has died”.

Melinda emphasized that she would not allow any attacks or criticism to deter her, and explained that those who are not actively involved are often the loudest critics. “I think if you don’t do the work and are not in the arena, it is easier to criticize others and project onto others or to make them look bad because they don’t want to do this work,” she said.

“It’s up to you. If you want to act like this? Well, but it doesn’t bother me. My work continues.”

Melinda, who announced her divorce from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 2021 after 27 years of marriage, continues to follow her philanthropic work independently. In May 2024 she resigned from the Gates Foundation, which she co-founded in 2000 with Gates and took $ 12.5 billion with her in 2000, so loudly NPR.

Her non-profit efforts are now mainly managed by Pivotal Ventures, the investment and incubation company, which it founded in 2015. Forbes.