Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the U.S. highest civilian honor
President Barack Obama awarded Bill and Melinda Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of their philanthropic work through the Gates Foundation. Obama specifically cited the Foundation's achievements in reducing deaths from malaria and HIV/AIDS and its investments in improving public education in the United States. The award is the highest civilian honor in the United States, previously awarded to figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Mother Teresa.
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Co-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures — a $1 billion climate tech fund
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September 16, 2022
Receives the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for contributions to global health
The Lasker Foundation awarded Gates its prestigious Public Service Award — the most significant US biomedical science prize short of the Nobel — recognizing his sustained contributions to global public health including polio eradication, malaria vaccine funding, and the COVID-19 pandemic response. The award is often considered a precursor to Nobel recognition in medicine and science.
2022
Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World — multiple times
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