Living Life Backwards
I learned to envision what success looks like at the end, then work backwards to now
Melinda French Gates
Philanthropist and former co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, dedicated to global health and women's rights.
All moments: Melinda French Gates
- The Voice of the Unheard — Melinda French Gates
The assumption that everyone is the same masks vast differences in what people actually need
- The School of Scale — Melinda French Gates
To change the world, you must scale your thinking and approach like corporations innovate
- Truth in the Age of Doubt — Melinda French Gates
When people lose trust in truth, they lose the ability to work together
- Choice as Freedom — Melinda French Gates
When women have control over their fertility, they gain control over their futures
- Technology Serves Humanity — Melinda French Gates
Artificial intelligence can amplify our efforts to save lives if we direct it with wisdom
- After the Collapse of Hope — Melinda French Gates
My divorce taught me that even when systems break, you must continue the work for the future
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