Top executives sometimes exhibit peculiar habits. Microsoft's Bill Gates has a habit of rocking back and forth in a chair whenever he's in deep mental concentration. The more agitated or excited ...

Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Seattle-based philanthropic organization she started with her ex-husband in 2000.

Bill Gates' ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, is formally stepping away from the former couple's philanthropic foundation. Melinda, 59, announced on Monday that she has resigned as co-chair of the ...