https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/bill-gates-in-the-white-house-trump-offered-him-a-job-as-white-house-science-advisor-he-says.html >Bill Gates' meeting with Donald Trump included a surprising offer: a job for the Microsoft co-founder in the White House. >The revelation came in an interview Gates did with life science website Stat. During Gates' 40-minute conversation with the president, the two discussed the vacant White House science advisor role, which has been empty since Trump took office.