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07 Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Stéphane Bancel

CEO of Moderna
Biotechnology company Moderna is headquartered in Cambridge , Massachusetts , and was founded in 2010 , with Stéphane Bancel becoming the founding CEO . He is also a member of Moderna ’ s board of directors . Prior to this , Bancel earned a Master of Engineering , Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Centrale Supélec and in 1995 he scored an MBA at Harvard Business School .
Bill Gates is an advocate for healthcare innovation and sustainable solutions . After studying maths and computer science at Harvard University , Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and is now the fifth-richest person alive .
Later in 2000 , the then-husband and wife duo created the nonprofit Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , which aims to combat poverty , disease and inequity , wherever it is . The organisation aims to ‘ create a world where every person has the chance to live a healthy , productive life ’. healthcare-digital . com 27