William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)[2] is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author, and chairman[3] of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is ranked consistently one of the world's wealthiest people[4] and the wealthiest overall as of 2009.[1] During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock.[5] He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts (see Criticism of Microsoft).[6][7] In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
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 Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2007 | |
| Born | October 28, 1955 Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (dropped out in 1975) |
| Occupation | Chairman of Microsoft Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Net worth | ▼US$40 billion (2009)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Melinda Gates (1994–present) |
| Children | Jennifer Katharine Gates (b.1996) Rory John Gates (b.1999) Phoebe Adele Gates (b.2002) |
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| Website Bill Gates | |
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