Partner Alexander Reid supported Melinda French Gates’ decision to step away from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in an article in The Daily Beast titled “Melinda French Gates Exits Gates Foundation, Signaling Trouble with Bill.” Published May 13, 2024, the article states that French Gates will have an agreed-upon $12.5 billion in new funding to commit to her own philanthropic efforts, allowing her to “walk her talk,” per Reid.