William Henry "Bill " Gates III (born October
28, 1955) is an American business magnate,
investor, author and philanthropist. In
1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded
Microsoft , which became the world's largest
PC software company. During his career at
Microsoft, Gates held the positions of
chairman, CEO and chief software architect ,
and was the largest individual shareholder
until May 2014. Gates has authored
and co-authored several books.
Starting in 1987, Gates was included in the
Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people
and was the wealthiest from 1995 to
2007, again in 2009, and has been since
2014. Between 2009 and 2014, his wealth
doubled from US$40 billion to more than
US$82 billion. Between 2013 and 2014, his
wealth increased by US$15 billion. [10] Gates
is currently the wealthiest person in the
world with an estimated net worth of US
$81.7 billion as of October 2016.
Gates is one of the best-known
entrepreneurs of the personal computer
revolution . Gates has been criticized for his
business tactics , which have been
considered anti-competitive , an opinion that
has in some cases been upheld by numerous
court rulings. Later in his career Gates
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.
Gates stepped down as chief executive
officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He
remained as chairman and created the
position of chief software architect for
himself.In June 2006, Gates announced
that he would be transitioning from full-time
work at Microsoft to part-time work, and
full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.He gradually transferred his
duties to Ray Ozzie (chief software architect)
and Craig Mundie (chief research and
strategy officer). Ozzie later left the
company. Gates' last full-time day at
Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He stepped
down as chairman of Microsoft, in February
2014, taking on a new post as technology
adviser to support newly appointed CEO
Satya Nadella.
28, 1955) is an American business magnate,
investor, author and philanthropist. In
1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded
Microsoft , which became the world's largest
PC software company. During his career at
Microsoft, Gates held the positions of
chairman, CEO and chief software architect ,
and was the largest individual shareholder
until May 2014. Gates has authored
and co-authored several books.
Starting in 1987, Gates was included in the
Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people
and was the wealthiest from 1995 to
2007, again in 2009, and has been since
2014. Between 2009 and 2014, his wealth
doubled from US$40 billion to more than
US$82 billion. Between 2013 and 2014, his
wealth increased by US$15 billion. [10] Gates
is currently the wealthiest person in the
world with an estimated net worth of US
$81.7 billion as of October 2016.
Gates is one of the best-known
entrepreneurs of the personal computer
revolution . Gates has been criticized for his
business tactics , which have been
considered anti-competitive , an opinion that
has in some cases been upheld by numerous
court rulings. Later in his career Gates
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.
Gates stepped down as chief executive
officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He
remained as chairman and created the
position of chief software architect for
himself.In June 2006, Gates announced
that he would be transitioning from full-time
work at Microsoft to part-time work, and
full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.He gradually transferred his
duties to Ray Ozzie (chief software architect)
and Craig Mundie (chief research and
strategy officer). Ozzie later left the
company. Gates' last full-time day at
Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He stepped
down as chairman of Microsoft, in February
2014, taking on a new post as technology
adviser to support newly appointed CEO
Satya Nadella.
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