Bill Gates

An in-depth investigation by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that reveals how Bill Gates uses philanthropy to exercise political power without accountability

Thanks to his philanthropic activities, Bill Gates has transformed himself from a technological villain into one of the most admired people in the world. While recent divorce proceedings and numerous allegations of impropriety have tarnished his public image, few question the charitable nature of his foundation, admired endlessly for spending billions of dollars to save the lives of the planet's poor. But as Tim Schwab shows in his bold investing, Gates is still what he used to be: a monopolist convinced of his infallibility and determined to impose his ideas, his solutions and his leadership on everyone else. No selfless philanthropist, but a power broker, a smart innovator, who was able to turn extreme wealth into enormous political influence and persuade many people to do so, to praise his actions, not questioned.

Schwab's book shatters the dazzling aura, that for too long has shielded the world's most powerful charity from public scrutiny, and it shows, how Bill Gates used his billions to buy stunning control over public policy, private markets, scientific research and the news media.