Bill Gates BioGraphy

1. Founder of Microsoft

2.  Born October 28, 1955 to William H. Gates II & Mary
Gates
 Grew up in Seattle, WA.
 2 sisters- Kristi (older) and Libby (younger).
 Father was a Seattle attorney
 Mother was a schoolteacher, University of
Washington regent, & chairman of United Way
International.

3.  Enrolled into Lakeside Prep at age 13.
 Wrote his first computer program in 8th grade.
 Graduated from Lakeside and registered at
Harvard College in the fall of 1973.
 SAT score: 1590 out of 1600.

4.  Lived down the hall from Steve
Ballmer his freshman year at
Harvard. Steve is now Microsoft’s
chief executive officer.
 His sophomore year, he
developed a solution to one of a
series of unsolved problems that
was later published in a paper
with Harvard scientists.
 Solution held record as the fastest

5.  Gates, and long-time friend Paul Allen, began Microsoft
in 1975.
 Left Harvard his junior year to devote his life to
Microsoft.
 Had a passion for computers and creating software.
 Believed that the computer would soon be a valuable
tool in every home
 Created software for personal computers.

6.  Chairman of Microsoft Corp.
 Has brought the company to continually advance and
improve software technology.
 He has made it easier, more cost-effective and more
enjoyable to use computers.
 Microsoft is now the worldwide leader in software,
services, and solutions that help people and businesses
reach full potential.

7. * Currently employs over 78,000 people in 105 countries
and regions.
* Had revenues of $52.12 billion for the year ending in June
2007.
* Gates has been responsible for the company’s strategies
until 2006.
* He has vigorously broadened the company’s range of
products.

8.  Gates and his wife, Melinda, created a foundation called
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 It has over $28.8 billion to support charitable initiatives in
the areas of global health and education.
 He has written two books, The Road Ahead (1995) and
Business @ the Speed of Thought (1999).