Microsoft Conducted Probe on Gates’s Involvement With Employee
- Investigation was inconclusive as Gates stepped down
- Gates didn’t step down because of an affair, spokeswoman says
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Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’s involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic relationship with that person.
The board reviewed the matter and held a “thorough investigation” with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said. It didn’t reach a conclusion to the probe because Gates had stepped down before it was completed, Microsoft said.