The Giving Pledge, a network of billionaires who have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, has gained 14 new signatories from seven countries. The Pledge, launched in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, will now have 168 members in total from 21 countries. The new signatories include Kjell Inge Rokke, founder of easyJet, Norwegian shipping magnate Cypriot Stelios Haji-Ioannou and American Harry Stine, owner of the world’s largest private seed company.
The Giving Pledge, a network of billionaires who have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, has gained 14 new signatories from seven countries. The Pledge, launched in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, will now have 168 members in total from 21 countries. The new signatories include Cypriot Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, Norwegian shipping magnate Kjell Inge Rokke and American Harry Stine, owner of the world’s largest private seed company.