Giz Explains: How the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Will Save the World

Bill Gates is officially “transitioning” from Microsoft this week, but really, he checked out a long time ago. His Big Hairy Vision isn’t just modernising the world anymore–it’s saving it. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest charitable foundation, with a current asset trust endowment of US$37.3 billion. Last year, it gave away US$2 billion. Its work is divided into three major programs: Global Development, Global Health and United States. It’s not your average charity though–and not just because two of its three trustees, Bill and Warren (no last names needed) constantly jockey for the title of world’s richest man. It’s the smartest. And that’s why it just might succeed.