1. Founder of Microsoft

2. Childhood
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.
His real name is William H. Gates III.

3. School Days
 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. College
 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
version in over thirty years.

5. Moving On
 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. Now
 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. Other…
* 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. Other…
 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).

9. Bill Gates ($53 billion) is now the 2nd
richest man in the world, behind
Carlos Slim Helu ($53.5 billion).