Bill Gates’ father, William H. Gates, Sr., was a prominent banker and a lawyer in Preston Gates & Ellis. He also presided over many bar associations, organization boards, and started the Technology Alliance — a regional push to expand technology-based jobs throughout the 20th century.
Importantly, Gates Sr. served on the board of Planned Parenthood (PP) during the group’s infancy — a re-branded organization birthed out of the American Eugenics Society.