Is there any other secret behind the resignation of Microsoft's board? Bill Gates accused of having a long-term improper relationship with a woman

On March 13, 2020, after being re-elected for three months, Bill Gates announced his resignation from the Microsoft board of directors and expressed in a document submitted to the regulator that he hopes to devote more time to charity. On the same day, Bill Gates also resigned from Berkshire Hathaway's board of directors.

The truth is not so?

Yesterday, a person familiar with the matter broke that Bill Gates did not resign when he resigned from the Microsoft board of directors, but was asked by the Microsoft board of directors to withdraw from the board of directors that year because Microsoft was investigating that Gates had an inappropriate relationship with a female employee of the company.

In 2019, a Microsoft engineer submitted a letter to Microsoft, stating that he had had sex with Gates since 2000 and lasted for many years. The engineer in the letter asked Microsoft to change her job within the company and shared some details of her relationship with Gates.

The board of directors hired a law firm in 2019 to investigate the allegations, and some members also believe that Gates is not suitable to continue to serve as a director during the investigation.

But before the board of directors completed the investigation and made a conclusion, Gates first announced his withdrawal from the board of directors.

Gates spokesperson: resignation has nothing to do with this matter

"[Gates] had an extramarital affair nearly 20 years ago, and it ended amicably."

"Gates' decision to leave the board has nothing to do with this matter. In fact, he expressed interest in spending more time on his philanthropy a few years ago."

A spokeswoman for Gates said so.

On the 3rd of this month, Bill and Melinda announced the dissolution of their 27-year marriage. More than two weeks after the relationship ended, this past event was exposed. Although both Gates did not elaborate on the reasons for the divorce at the time of the divorce, they said that they planned to continue to serve as the co-chair of the foundation after the divorce, and jointly lead the foundation.

But according to reports, Melinda has been working with lawyers from several companies to try to dissolve the marriage since at least 2019. By 2020, the Gates and his wife have begun to discuss how to divide their huge wealth, and the legal teams on both sides are discussing with the mediator how to resolve the separation issue in private.