Bill Gates Reportedly Left Microsoft Amid <br />Investigation Over Affair With Employee.<br />‘The Wall Street Journal’ reported <br />on Sunday that Gates resigned from<br />Microsoft’s board of directors.<br />after they hired a law firm <br />to investigate a romantic <br />relationship between Gates <br />and a Microsoft engineer.<br />The WSJ wrote that during the investigation, some board members felt it was unsuitable for Gates to continue <br />as a director at the company he founded.<br />The Journal added that Gates <br />resigned before the investigation <br />was complete, according to <br />“people familiar with the matter.”.<br />A spokesperson for Gates <br />gave the Journal a statement.<br />Bill's decision to transition <br />off the board was in no way <br />related to this matter, Spokesperson, via ‘The Wall Street Journal’ .<br />The WSJ story follows a separate article about <br />Gates in ‘The New York Times,’ regarding his “reputation <br />for questionable conduct in work-related settings.”
