Bill Gates Left Microsoft Board Amid Investigation Into Affair With Employee

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Microsoft’s board members were in favor of having Bill Gates step down as director last year while an investigation was being conducted into his alleged affair with a female employee, The Wall Street Journal reports.

A law firm was hired by a committee comprised of Microsoft board members to look into the allegations contained within a letter received last year from an employee who claimed she had a sexual relationship with Gates nearly two decades ago. Gates resigned from the Microsoft board in March 2020, prior to the conclusion of the investigation. Gates stated in a press release that he wanted to focus on his philanthropy, but would continue to serve as a technical adviser to Chief Executive Satya Nadella.

WSJ notes that Gates also removed himself as a member of the board at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a conglomerate company where his friend Warren Buffett serves as CEO.

A spokesperson for Gates acknowledges that he had an affair nearly 20 years ago that ended amicably, but maintains his “decision to transition off the board was in no way related to this matter,” and he “had expressed an interest in spending more time on his philanthropy starting several years earlier.”