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华伦·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)6月底向盖茨夫妇基金会(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)捐赠310亿美元。盖茨基金会的宗旨是为全球二十种最严重的疾病寻求治疗方法和促进美国教育的发展。巴菲特的捐赠将以波克夏-哈萨威公司(Berkshire Hathaway) 1000万股股票的形式在今后数年中逐年注入基金会。盖茨基金会现在已经是全球规模最大的基金会,而接受该笔捐赠后其资产规模将比目前扩大一倍还多。但一连串的问题也随之而来:如何才能有效管理基金会600亿美元的资产?该笔捐赠对其他捐赠人将产生何种影响?基金会能否拿出最佳方案来解决发展中国家的医疗问题?记者与沃顿商学院创新与企业家精神教授、索尔·施耐德创业研究中心(Sol C.Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center)主任伊恩·麦克米兰(Ian C.MacMillan),沃顿知识在线的主任编辑罗比·谢尔(Rob- bie Shell)和高级编辑斯蒂夫·古列尔米(Steve Guglielmi)就该笔捐赠进行了探讨。
Warren Buffett donated $ 31 billion at the end of June to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation’s mission is to seek treatment for 20 of the world’s 20 most serious diseases and to promote the development of American education. Buffett’s donations will be injected into the foundation year after year in the form of 10 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway. The Gates Foundation is now the largest founding fund in the world and will receive more than twice as much assets as it is now. But a series of questions ensues: How can we effectively manage the Foundation’s $ 60 billion assets and what impact the donation will have on other donors? Will the Foundation come up with the best solution for developing countries Medical Issues? Reporter and Wharton Innovation and Entrepreneurship Professor Ian C. McMillan, director of the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, Knowledge @ Wharton Director Robbie Shell and senior editor Steve Guglielmi discussed the donation.