Co-Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, 67, has found love again with Paula Hurd, 60, widow of Mark Hurd, the CEO of software company Oracle and the one-time boss of Hewlett-Packard, who died in 2019.
The two were photographed together looking cozy at the Australian Open last month, as they watched the Men’s Singles Final and sightseeing in Sydney.
This comes almost two years after Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates announced they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage.
Their divorce was finalized in August 2021.
The sixth richest man in the world and Hurd have been longtime tennis fans and have been seen attending the same tournaments over the years.
Bill Gates has reportedly been dating Paula for more than a year.
‘It’s widely known that Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are dating, but she hasn’t met his kids yet,’ according a source who spoke to the DailyMail.
‘They’re inseparable. They’ve been together over a year and she’s always described as a “mystery woman,” but it’s no mystery to their inner circle that they’re in a romantic relationship.’
Gates and Melinda Gates, 58, share three children, daughters Jennifer, 26, and Phoebe, 20, and son Rory, 23.
Jennifer is currently expecting her first child with husband Nayel Nassar and is ‘due any day,’ per PeopleMagazine.
Hurd was married to her late husband for nearly 30 years, until his death in October 2019.
They share two children, daughters Kathryn and Kelly. He was 62.
The relationship news comes just days after Gates was asked during an interview if he hoped to find love again.
‘Sure, I’m not a robot,’ the billionaire said during an interview with the BBC.
Hurd is an event planner and organizer, and philanthropist.
Good luck for both of them