Monday, September 20, 2010

Bill Gates

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William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. 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. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

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. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.

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Born

October 28, 1955

Birth Place

Seattle, Washington, USA

Nationality

American

Alma mater

Harvard University

Occupation

Chairman of Microsoft,

Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,

Director of Berkshire Hathaway

CEO of Cascade Investment

Net worth

US$53 billion

Spouse

Melinda Gates

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