Melinda Gates on her foundation and the opportunities that lie ahead

Started in 2000, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now the largest private foundation in the world. Recently, the foundation made its largest ever equity investment in a biotech company involved in making vaccines.

Co-Chair Melinda Gates spearheads initiatives aimed at empowering women in developing countries, particularly around family planning and economic opportunity.

Today, Gates joins Dyllan McGee of MAKERS to talk about the power of philanthropy.

Catch the conversation live at 2 p.m. EST in the video above.