Twitter founder and boss Jack Dorsey announced Tuesday that he is donating $ 1 billion in shares from his other company, Square, to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. In a message posted on the social network, he explains that this sum represents 28% of his fortune.
I'm moving $ 1B of my Square equity (~ 28% of my wealth) to #startsmall LLC to fund global COVID-19 relief. After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl's health and education, and UBI. It will operate transparently, all flows tracked here: https://t.co/hVkUczDQmz
- jack (@jack) April 7, 2020"When we defuse this pandemic, the funds will be directed towards girls' health and education, as well as universal income," he said.