Moderna CEO Plans To Donate Millions To Charity

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel plans to give away some of his fortune.

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He reportedly has a net worth of $4.1 billion dollars.

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He told Bloomberg that he plans to give most of his fortune away.

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He said he wants to use his money “to help suffering in the world.”

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He plans to hold onto some money for his children’s education and their family home.

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“But the rest we’re going to give away,” he added.

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Bancel also created a blog post explaining just how he’s going to donate his fortune.

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He plans to donate the proceeds of his stock options that he received when he first joined Moderna in 2013.

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He believes that those stock options are worth around $355 million after taxes.

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