Phoebe Gates
{{Short description|American entrepreneur (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Phoebe Gates
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| birth_name = Phoebe Adele Gates
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|09|14}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| education = Stanford University (BS)
| occupation = Entrepreneur, women's health advocate, social media influencer
| known_for = Co-founder of Phia, podcast host, reproductive rights advocacy
| parents = {{Ubl
| Bill Gates (father)
| Melinda French Gates (mother)
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| relatives = Gates family
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Phoebe Adele Gates (born September 14, 2002){{Cite news |date=2025-05-01 |title=Bill Gates and Melinda Gates French's daughter Phoebe reveals how her father reacted to men she brought home |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/family/bill-gates-and-melinda-gates-frenchs-daughter-phoebe-reveals-how-her-father-reacted-to-men-she-brought-home/articleshow/120792099.cms |access-date=2025-06-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Pavone |first=Barbara |date=2025-03-07 |title=The Stunning Transformation Of Bill Gates' Daughter Phoebe |url=https://www.thelist.com/1805379/transformation-phoebe-gates/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=The List |language=en-US}} is an American entrepreneur, women's health advocate, and social media influencer. The youngest child of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, she is recognized for her work in sustainable fashion, reproductive rights, and public health. Gates is the co-founder of the digital fashion platform Phia and a co-host of the podcast The Burnouts.
Early life and education
Phoebe Adele Gates was born in Seattle, Washington, as the youngest of three children to Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-01 |title=Bill Gates’ Daughter Phoebe Reveals What It’s Like Introducing Boyfriends to Her Dad |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1416968/bill-gates-daughter-phoebe-details-past-boyfriends-meeting-dad |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=E! Online}} She attended the Lakeside School before enrolling at Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in human biology with a minor in African studies in June 2024, graduating in three years.{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |title=Meet Bill and Melinda Gates' Gen Z daughter Phoebe, a Stanford graduate, activist, and fashion entrepreneur |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-melinda-gates-daughter-phoebe-life-activism-2023-10 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-04 |title=Who Is Bill Gates’ Daughter Phoebe Gates? 5 Things to Know About the Podcast Host |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bill-gates-daughter-phoebe-gates-155008346.html |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} Her mother, Melinda French Gates, delivered the commencement speech at her graduation.{{Cite web |title=Phoebe Gates Graduates College – and Gives Parents Bill and Melinda a Shout-Out: 'So Grateful' |url=https://people.com/phoebe-gates-graduates-college-gives-parents-bill-gates-melinda-french-gates-shout-out-8669052 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=People.com |language=en}}
Career
= Entrepreneurship and fashion =
Gates co-founded Phia, a digital fashion platform, in January 2023 alongside her former Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-27 |title=Phoebe Gates launches Phia without her dad’s fortune — Here’s why Bill Gates stayed out of it |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/phoebe-gates-launches-phia-without-her-dads-fortune-heres-why-bill-gates-stayed-out-of-it/articleshow/120664764.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-06-08 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} The platform launched in beta in late 2024 and is intended to help shoppers find deals and make more environmentally conscious purchasing decisions.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Phoebe Gates, 22, and Her Friend Sophia Kianni Reimagine Shopping with Digital Fashion Startup |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/phoebe-gates-22-her-friend-184934300.html |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Boddu |first=Rishitha |date=2023-11-02 |title=The Gates Family Fortune: What We Know About Phoebe's Net Worth |url=https://marketrealist.com/what-is-phoebe-gates-net-worth-in-2023/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Market Realist |language=en}}
= Media and advocacy =
Gates is an active advocate for women's health and reproductive rights, working with organizations such as Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA), which recognized her as its 2024 "Rising Reproductive Freedom Champion."{{Cite web |title=Phoebe Gates Honored as 'Rising' Champion of Abortion Rights While Sister Jennifer Says She's 'So Proud' |url=https://people.com/phoebe-gates-honored-rising-reproductive-freedom-champion-award-8717207 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=People.com |language=en}} She has spoken at conferences and festivals, including Goalkeepers and Global Citizen NOW,{{Cite web |last=Powers |first=Jacquelynn |date=2023-09-26 |title=Fashionista Phoebe Gates, 21, posts about dad Bill on TikTok |url=https://nypost.com/2023/09/26/fashionista-phoebe-gates-21-posts-about-dad-bill-on-tiktok/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |language=en-US}} and has contributed essays on gender equality for publications such as Vogue and Teen Vogue.{{Cite web |last=Jureidini |first=Ben |date=2025-04-03 |title=Phoebe Gates once dreamed of being the ‘real Elizabeth Holmes’ as the Microsoft scion reflects on her ‘first big failure of many’ |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/phoebe-gates-elizabeth-holmes-the-burnouts |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Sarah |last2=Sundar |first2=Sindhu |last3=Varanasi |first3=Lakshmi |last4=Delouya |first4=Samantha |last5=Berg |first5=Madeline |title=Meet Bill Gates' kids Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe: From a pediatrician to a fashion startup cofounder |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-melinda-gates-billionaire-family-daughter-jennifer-phoebe-son-rory-2023-2 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Gates also uses her social media platforms to raise awareness about sustainability, fashion, and reproductive health.{{Cite web |title=Phoebe Gates Shares Moment That Led Her to Start Donating Millions to Abortion Rights Groups |url=https://people.com/phoebe-gates-shares-moment-led-to-donating-millions-abortion-rights-groups-8682526 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=People.com |language=en}}
In April 2025, Gates and Kianni launched
Public health and philanthropy
Gates has participated in global health initiatives, including attending the United Nations General Assembly with her mother and interning with Partners In Health in Rwanda.
Personal life
Gates trained at the School of American Ballet and the Juilliard School in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-08 |title=8 things to know about Bill Gates’ jet-setting youngest daughter, Phoebe |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3155023/meet-bill-gates-youngest-daughter-phoebe-jet-setting |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
References
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Category:Stanford University alumni
Category:American women writers
Category:American women activists
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