- The staff of the Gates Foundation was “terrified” by its future, a former executive Tell the financial times.
- They said that the staff were concerned that “the credibility and status of the foundation were threatened.”
- Bill Gates and Melinda Frank Gates will continue to serve as co-chairs for at least two years.
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A former executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said that staff members were “paniced” about the future of non-profit organizations. Financial Times.
“I think people are a little freaked out,” the former insider who asked not to be named Tell the newspaper“People are really worried that the credibility and status of the foundation are now in danger, especially in areas such as gender empowerment.”
Bill Gates and the co-chair of the foundation Melinda French Gates Announce divorce May after 27 years of marriage.Later, an investigation by Insider found that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was Office Bully Pursuing Sexual Affairs.
The British “Financial Times” reported on Sunday that it heard “dissidents and doubts” about the organization’s future.
Insider has contacted the foundation for comments.
On Wednesday, the foundation announced that it would Add trustee, Said that these new voices will help promote its “strategic direction.” Bill Gates and Melinda Frank Gates also pledged another 15 billion US dollars (212 billion rand) to the foundation.
Gates said on Wednesday: “These new resources and the evolution of foundation governance will maintain this ambitious mission and important work in the coming years.”
Gates of France said: “I firmly believe in the mission of the foundation, and as the co-chairman, I will continue to devote myself to its work.
However, this release also shows that the relationship at the highest level of the foundation is unstable. Gates and French Gates only agree Two-year commitment As a co-chair.
The press statement stated that the decision left by the two was to “ensure the continuity of the foundation’s work.”
However, it stated that “if they decide not to continue as co-chair after two years, Gates of France will resign as co-chair and trustee.”
