Paula Hurd Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Paula Hurd

• Paula Hurd is an American businesswoman, a philanthropist, and an event organiser, the widow of the Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd. Mark Hurd was also the former chairman, CEO, and president of Hewlett-Packard (HP). She is in a relationship with Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft.

• In 1980, her husband, Mark Hurd, joined NCR as a junior salesman in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Paula Hurd and Mark Hurd met each other at NCR and got married in 1990.
  

  A young-age image of Paula Hurd with Mark Hurd

  In 2003, he was promoted to the position of CEO of NCR; however, after two years, he left NCR and became the CEO of HP. ^[9]CNBC

• In 1984, she began working at a digital banking software company named NCR (National Cash Register) Corporation. At the company, her job role was to manage sales and alliances. Later, she became a tech executive. After working for 17 years at NCR, she left the company in 2001.

• She began working as a consultant at Club 127 in November 2011. After working for 10 years at the company, she quit the company in December 2021.

• In 2011, the tennis complex at Balor University was named Hurd Tennis Center after Mark and Paula Hurd. Tennis Magazine ranked the tennis centre as the number one college tennis facility in the United States.

• In 2018, Paula Hurd and Mark Hurd co-chaired the Give Light campaign, a comprehensive philanthropic campaign, of Baylon University. In 2021, she made a donation of $7 million to the Give Light campaign and helped it reach the $1 billion mark. ^[10]Hindustan Times Later, she made a donation of $7 million to the Baylor Basketball Pavilion.

• She became a philanthropist and community volunteer in January 2019. She has funded and contributed to many charitable organisations working in the fields of education, health, arts, and more.

• In October 2019, she held the position of an MPH (Master of Public Health) portfolio manager at Hurd Family Investments.

• She attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center, a 120,000-square-foot complex, organised in February 2020. Reportedly, the Welcome Center was made as an entry point for the people who wants to know about the academic programs, musical and theatrical performances, social activities, alumni activities, athletic events, graduation ceremonies and more activities of the Baylor University. ^[11]Baylor University
  

  Paula Hurd with her daughters and students of Baylor University at the groundbreaking ceremony in 2020

• In May 2020, she was appointed as one of the members of the of the board of Regents at Baylor University in Texas, United States.

• She has an interest in tennis. Her husband, Mark Hurd, also used to play tennis, and later, the couple funded the Baylor Tennis program.

• On 14 March 2022, she launched an initiative in collaboration with Universal Tennis to support aspiring tennis players in the US and shared the news of the creation of the Universal Tennis Hurd Awards. It was also revealed that from 2023 onwards, $100,000 grants would be awarded to two tennis professionals, one male and one female, with extraordinary sportsmanship and an aptitude for success at the BNP Paribas Open every year. ^[12]Universal Tennis

• According to her Linkedin profile, she is an event organiser and organises medium and large-scale events for personal, corporate, and charitable occasions. ^[13]Linkedin – Paula Hurd

• Paula Hurd was the second wife of Mark Hurd. Before Paula Hurd, he got married to Elizabeth A. Butler on 23 August 1980; however, they got divorced on 14 October 1987.

• Bill Gates is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, who is one of the richest people in the world. He held the title of the richest person in the world from 1995 to 2010 and then from 2013 to 2017.

• Reportedly, Paula Hurd and Bill Gates began to date each other in 2021. Before her identity was revealed, she was always described as a ‘mystery woman’ and only some of their close ones knew about their relationship. ^[14]The Week

• Bill Gates divorced Melinda Gates on 2 August 2021. The couple has three children.

• According to sources, Bill Gates and Paula Hurd have two things in common, both are tennis enthusiasts and philanthropists. The couple has been spotted many times at various sports events. In October 2021, both of them attended the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California; however, they did not sit next to each other. In March 2022, the couple was seen watching the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) semi-final match together.
  

  Paula Hurd and Bill Gates at the WTA semi-final match in 2022

  In September 2022, the two of them were sitting next to each other at Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London. In January 2023, the couple was sitting next to each other at the Men’s Singles Final of the Australian Open. ^[15]People