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Bill Gates Welcomes Rohini and Nandan Nilekani to The Giving Pledge

Strategic Philanthropy | Nov 20, 2017

I’m amazed by how Nandan Nilekani has lent his entrepreneurial passion to philanthropy. I’m delighted to welcome him and his wife Rohini to the Giving Pledge.

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