All about Paula Hurd, the billionaire widow who has fallen in love with Bill Gates after his divorce from Melinda

Bill Gates (67) is in love again. Two years after divorcing Melinda French (58) After more than two decades of marriage and three children together, the tycoon is excited about Paula Hurd (60), widow of Oracle co-CEO, Mark Hurdwho passed away in 2019 at the age of 62.

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“They have been together for more than a year, and they always describe her as a ‘mysterious woman’, but for her inner circle it is no mystery that they are in a romantic relationship. They are inseparable,” says a person close to both of them. Daily Mail.

Despite the fact that the relationship is going from strength to strength, Paula still hasn’t met the millionaire businessman’s children, Jennifer26 years old, Rory John22, and Phoebe Adele19. She, for her part, is also the mother of two daughters, Kathryn y Kellyborn from her marriage to Hurd.

Tennis is one of the hobbies that has brought them together. In fact, they attended the Australian Open together in Melbourne in January. They were photographed from the stands enjoying the final between Novak Djokovic and Stéfanos Tsitsipás. According to the aforementioned media, they took advantage of part of their stay there to tour the city. A few days after his visit to Australia, the Microsoft co-founder admitted in an interview with the BBC that he was “open to love.”

Paula Hurd has a degree in Management and Business Administration from the University of Texas. After finishing her studies, she started in the world of sales with the software company NCR (National Cash Register), one of the largest providers of software and hardware for banks and retailers. She now works as a developer and organizer of “memorable” experiences and events for individuals, businesses and charities. After the death of her husband in 2019, she inherited a fortune of 500 million dollars.

The divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates

The Gates announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage in June 2021. Despite the computer entrepreneur’s acknowledged infidelities, everything happened amicably. They divided one of the largest fortunes in the world (130,000 million dollars) without too many disagreements and now they are devoted to the charitable foundation they created in 1999. They have also promoted a movement with which they invite the richest on the planet to donate their fortunes to create a better world.