BILL GATES
BILL GATES
BIOGRAPHY_
Born_ October 28, 1955,Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence_Medina, Washington, U.S.
Net worth US$91.5 billion
PROFESSION SKILLS_
Title_
Co-Founder and Technology Advisor of Microsoft
Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CEO of Cascade Investment
Chairman of Branded Entertainment Network
Chairman of TerraPower
Board member of_
Microsoft
Berkshire Hathaway
PERSONAL LIFE_
Spouse_ Melinda French. since 1994
Children_ 3
1.Jennifer Katharine Gates Born 26 April 1996
2.Rory John Gates Born 23 May 1999
3.Phoebe Adele Gates Born 14 September 2002
Parent_
William H. Gates Sr.
Mary Maxwell Gates
ACHIEVEMENTS_
Entomologists named Bill Gates' flower fly, Eristalis gatesi, in his honor in 1997.
In 2002, Bill and Melinda Gates received the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged.
In 2006, Gates received the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award from The Tech Awards.
In 2015, Gates, along with his wife Melinda, received the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award for their social work in the country.
In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Gates and his wife Melinda with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their philanthropic efforts.
In 2017, President François Hollande awarded Bill and Melinda with the France's highest national award – Legion of Honour in Paris for their charity efforts.
BUSINESS INVESTMENTS_
Cascade Investments LLC, a private investment and holding company incorporated in the United States, controlled by Bill Gates and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
bgC3, a new think-tank company founded by Gates.
Corbis, a digital image licensing and rights services company.
TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company.
Eclipse Aviation, a defunct manufacturer of very light jets. Gates was a major stake-holder early on in the project.
ResearchGate, a social networking site for scientists. Gates participated in a $35 million round of financing along with other investors.
LIFE JOURNEY_
William Henry Gates is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarian, and principal founder of the Microsoft Corporation.
During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014.
In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company.
Gates led the company as chief executive officer until stepping down in January 2000, but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself.
Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people, an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding and ranking against those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained.
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, which was established in 2000. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie.
He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 and assumed a new post as technology adviser to support the newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella.
In 2009, Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge, whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.
The foundation works to save lives and improve global health, and is working with Rotary International to eliminate polio.
As of February 17, 2018, Gates had a net worth of $91.7 billion, making him the second richest person in the world, behind Jeff Bezos.
From 1995 to 2017, he held the Forbes title of the richest person in the world all but four of those years, and held it consistently from March 2014 – July 2017, with an estimated net worth of US$89.9 billion as of October 2017.
However, on July 27, 2017, and since October 27, 2017, he has been surpassed by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who had an estimated net worth of US$90.6 billion at the time.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive. This opinion has been upheld by numerous court rulings. Later in his career, Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors.
He donated large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
BIOGRAPHY_
Born_ October 28, 1955,Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence_Medina, Washington, U.S.
Net worth US$91.5 billion
PROFESSION SKILLS_
Title_
Co-Founder and Technology Advisor of Microsoft
Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CEO of Cascade Investment
Chairman of Branded Entertainment Network
Chairman of TerraPower
Board member of_
Microsoft
Berkshire Hathaway
PERSONAL LIFE_
Spouse_ Melinda French. since 1994
Children_ 3
1.Jennifer Katharine Gates Born 26 April 1996
2.Rory John Gates Born 23 May 1999
3.Phoebe Adele Gates Born 14 September 2002
Parent_
William H. Gates Sr.
Mary Maxwell Gates
ACHIEVEMENTS_
Entomologists named Bill Gates' flower fly, Eristalis gatesi, in his honor in 1997.
In 2002, Bill and Melinda Gates received the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged.
In 2006, Gates received the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award from The Tech Awards.
In 2015, Gates, along with his wife Melinda, received the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award for their social work in the country.
In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Gates and his wife Melinda with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their philanthropic efforts.
In 2017, President François Hollande awarded Bill and Melinda with the France's highest national award – Legion of Honour in Paris for their charity efforts.
BUSINESS INVESTMENTS_
Cascade Investments LLC, a private investment and holding company incorporated in the United States, controlled by Bill Gates and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
bgC3, a new think-tank company founded by Gates.
Corbis, a digital image licensing and rights services company.
TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company.
Eclipse Aviation, a defunct manufacturer of very light jets. Gates was a major stake-holder early on in the project.
ResearchGate, a social networking site for scientists. Gates participated in a $35 million round of financing along with other investors.
LIFE JOURNEY_
During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014.
In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company.
Gates led the company as chief executive officer until stepping down in January 2000, but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself.
Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people, an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding and ranking against those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained.
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, which was established in 2000. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie.
He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 and assumed a new post as technology adviser to support the newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella.
In 2009, Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge, whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy.
The foundation works to save lives and improve global health, and is working with Rotary International to eliminate polio.
As of February 17, 2018, Gates had a net worth of $91.7 billion, making him the second richest person in the world, behind Jeff Bezos.
From 1995 to 2017, he held the Forbes title of the richest person in the world all but four of those years, and held it consistently from March 2014 – July 2017, with an estimated net worth of US$89.9 billion as of October 2017.
However, on July 27, 2017, and since October 27, 2017, he has been surpassed by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who had an estimated net worth of US$90.6 billion at the time.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive. This opinion has been upheld by numerous court rulings. Later in his career, Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors.
He donated large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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