--- type: Topic title: Gates Foundation involvement description: "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding, partnership and influence." tags: - topic - covid-19 document_count: 864 sources: - { id: baric_ti, resource: /sources/baric-ti.md, title: Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-23 } - { id: daszak_cbp, resource: /sources/daszak-cbp.md, title: Daszak CBP Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-17 } - { id: diary_prequel, resource: /sources/diary-prequel.md, title: Diary Prequel Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-27 } - { id: fauci_awards, resource: /sources/fauci-awards.md, title: Fauci Awards Package (Redacted), author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-24 } - { id: fauci_diary, resource: /sources/fauci-diary.md, title: Tony's Diary Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-24 } - { id: gates, resource: /sources/gates.md, title: Gates Package, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release", last_modified: 2026-07-31 } - { id: reading_room, resource: /sources/reading-room.md, title: Reading Room Production, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release" } - { id: slack_pm, resource: /sources/slack-pm.md, title: Slack / Private Message Drop, author: "process:senate-hsgac-release" } generated: { by: randpaul-corpus-pipeline/1.0, at: "2026-08-01T12:42:27Z" } status: stable --- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding, partnership and influence. Tagged on **864** documents. # Principal voices * [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) - 136 documents * [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) - 79 documents * [Robert Eiss](/people/robert-eiss.md) - 62 documents * [Lawrence A. Tabak](/people/lawrence-a-tabak.md) - 32 documents * [Gretchen Wood](/people/gretchen-wood.md) - 29 documents * [Trevor Mundel](/people/trevor-mundel.md) - 26 documents * [Ashley Sanders](/people/ashley-sanders.md) - 18 documents * [Hillery Harvey](/people/hillery-harvey.md) - 17 documents * [Gray Handley](/people/gray-handley.md) - 12 documents * [H. Clifford Lane](/people/h-clifford-lane.md) - 10 documents * [Niranjan Bose](/people/niranjan-bose.md) - 10 documents * [Bill Gates](/people/bill-gates.md) - 9 documents * [Melanie Bacon](/people/melanie-bacon.md) - 8 documents * [Patricia Conrad](/people/patricia-conrad.md) - 8 documents * [Jen Krajicek](/people/jen-krajicek.md) - 6 documents # Statement timeline Attributed statements in chronological order. Each is quoted verbatim and cited to its page. * **2003-10-24** — [Richard Klausner](/people/richard-klausner.md) (asserts): "I don't know what >to tell people, especially since, in marked contrast to the Enterprise, >the Gates Foundation has never been talked to about this (none of us). >So I talk about how well we are working together, etc etc but everyone >I speak to (I never…" [^gates] * **2006-01-26** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "The meeting was unexpectedly enjoyable in that I went to "close-up" panel discussions, breakfasts etc with people like President Muschaaraf of Pakistan, President Karzai of Afghanistan, Bill Gates, Bono, Queen Rana of Jordan, Bill Clinton, a number of…" [^diary_prequel] * **2006-08-15** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "The meeting was opened by Bill Clinton and Bill and Melinda Gates." [^diary_prequel] * **2006-12-14** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "I had helped Gary Edson who was consulting for Malaria No More in the scientific background for the meeting which was mostly talks by African Health Ministers, Melinda Gates, Faith-Based people (Rick Warren, etc.), Paul Wolfowitz, Margaret Chan (WHO DG)." [^diary_prequel] * **2007-10-16** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Had a unique evening at dinner at the home of Bill and Melinda Gates on Oct. 16, 2007." [^diary_prequel] * **2007-10-16** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Present at the dinner were: me, Bill and Melinda Gates, Tachi Yamada, Regina Rabinowitz, Margaret Chan (WHO), Michel Kazatchkine (Global Fund), Brian Chituwo (MOH of Zambia), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (MOH of Ethiopia), Michael Leavitt (Sec." [^diary_prequel] * **2007-12-20** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (acknowledges): "Leavitt and Tachi Yamada from Gates to agree that Bill Gates, Jr. will commit to a significant increase in Gates funding for TB if the USG puts up more money." [^diary_prequel] * **2011-08-10** — [Christine Turner](/people/christine-turner.md) (asserts): "Fauci might be able to make a trip to Seattle to meet with Bill Gates." [^gates] * **2011-09-13** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Also present from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) was Stefano Bertozzi." [^diary_prequel] * **2011-10-25** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "I found out later in the day from Cheryl Mills (Chief-of -Staff to Hillary Clinton) that Bill Gates had told Hillary that treatment as prevention was a waste of money and would not work." [^diary_prequel] * **2011-10-25** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Hillery (HRC) heard from Eric that Bill Gates is probably the only person in the world who felt this way and that is exactly what I told Cheryl (see my breakfast with Bill Gates above)." [^diary_prequel] * **2011-11-02** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Bill Gates is trying to undermine the initiative on upscaling TAP." [^diary_prequel] * **2011-11-02** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Today we had a bit of a minor set back: the Secretary for Development Andrew Mitchell just heard from Bill Gates at a Tory event "Friends of International Development" that HPTN 052 will not yield great effects and the role of ART in limiting incidence is…" [^diary_prequel] * **2012-06-01** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "June 1, 2012 - NIAID had our annual spring policy retreat at the Hilton Hotel in Rockville which was a meeting between our group and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in order to determine possibilities of strengthening current collaborations and…" [^diary_prequel] * **2012-06-01** — [Anthony S. Fauci](/people/anthony-s-fauci.md) (asserts): "Present at the meeting were the senior leadership of the Institute together with Trevor Mundel (President of the Global Health Program for the BMGF), Nina Russell, Dan Hartmann, Chris Wilson and Jan....." [^diary_prequel] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Ce: Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]; Wood, Gretchen (NIH/OD) [E] Subject: October 7 visit of Bill Gates Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in…" [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in the Medical Board Room of the NIH Clinical Center." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Dear colleagues, I am delighted you are able to join the roundtable discussion with Bill Gates on Monday, October 7, from 11:15 AM-12:30 PM, to take place in the Medical Board Room of the NIH Clinical Center." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "The topics are based on conversations with staff from the Global Health Program at the BMGF." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Prior to the discussion, we also will send a background summary of current IC (and FNIH) activities with the Gates Foundation." [^gates] * **2013-09-26** — [Francis S. Collins](/people/francis-s-collins.md) (asserts): "Please feel free to contact Rob with any (NIH/NIDCR) [E]; Austin, Christopher (NIH/NCATS) [E]; Varmus, Harold (NIH/NCI) [E]; Gibbons, Gary (NIH/NHLBI) [E]; Goosby, Eric @state.gov) Cc: Eiss, Robert (NIH/FIC) [E]; Wood, Gretchen (NIH/OD) [E] Subject: October…" [^gates] # Matching terms High-confidence: `gates foundation`, `bill & melinda gates`, `bmgf`, `bill gates`, `melinda gates` Supporting: `philanthropy`, `foundation`, `grant`, `global health`, `partnership` # Sources [^baric_ti]: [baric_ti](/sources/baric-ti.md) [^daszak_cbp]: [daszak_cbp](/sources/daszak-cbp.md) [^diary_prequel]: [diary_prequel](/sources/diary-prequel.md) [^fauci_awards]: [fauci_awards](/sources/fauci-awards.md) [^fauci_diary]: [fauci_diary](/sources/fauci-diary.md) [^gates]: [gates](/sources/gates.md) [^reading_room]: [reading_room](/sources/reading-room.md) [^slack_pm]: [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)