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Bill Gate





Born                            William Henry Gates III
                                    October 28, 1955 (age 57) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence                   Medina, Washington, U.S.
Nationality                   American
Alma mater                 Harvard University
                                    (dropped out)
Occupation                 Co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft
                                    Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
                                    CEO of Cascade Investment Chairman of Corbis
Years active                1975–present
Net worth                   US$ 66 billion (2012)
Board member of        Berkshire Hathaway
Religion                      Agnostic
Spouse(s)                   Melinda Gates (1994-present)
Children                      3
Parents                        William H. Gates, Sr. Mary Maxwell Gates
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman ofMicrosoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-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; in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

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 which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. 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.

Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. 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's last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.