Melinda French Gates on the Hardest Part of Change
On Leaders with Francine Lacqua, the philanthropist and Pivotal founder speaks about power, privilege and knowing when to walk away.
Melinda French Gates, founder of Pivotal Ventures
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Melinda French Gates’ marriage to Bill Gates and her role with the Gates Foundation were two defining pillars of her public life. Then she stepped away from both. Not on a whim, she says, but because of the values that drive her as a leader. And leadership, in her view, only works if your life matches with what you believe.
French Gates is the first guest on Bloomberg Podcasts’ new series, Leaders with Francine Lacqua, which features interviews with CEOs and industry leaders from all over the world. In the discussion, recorded in October, she reflects on those turning points and argues that the hardest part of any transition isn’t the leap itself, it’s what comes after.