Bill Gates : Founder of Microsoft Corporation

William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of U.S.
51120000000 dollars for the fiscal year that ended in June 2007, and employs more than 78,000 people in 105 countries and regions.

The June 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that effective July 2008 Gates will move from a paper every day in the company to devote more time to his work in global health education and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. After July 2008 Gates will continue to serve as Microsoft's chairman and advisor on key development projects. The transition from two years to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of 'Gates' daily responsibilities. From June 2006, Ray Ozzie has assumed Gates' previous title as chief software architect and is working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie has assumed the new title of chief research and strategy of Microsoft and is working closely with Gates to assume his responsibility incubation efforts and research company.

 Born October 28, 1955 Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. His father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. His late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and president of United Way International.
Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's current CEO. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair.
In its first year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company that began in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by the belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates 'foresight' and his vision of personal computing has been fundamental to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.
Under the direction of Gates, Microsoft's mission has been to continue to improve and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more comfortable and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in the investment of approximately $ 7.1 billion in research and development for fiscal year 2007.
In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed ​​of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages ​​and is available in over 60 countries. Business @ the Speed ​​of Thought has received wide critical acclaim and was included in the lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com bestseller. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, has held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.
Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.
Besides his passion for computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the largest resources in the world of visual information - a digital archive of art and photography full of public and private collections worldwide. He is also a member of the board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.
Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $ 28.8 billion (January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the field of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available to all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $ 3.6 billion to organizations working in global health, more than $ 2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet access and the formation of public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada, more than $ 477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest, and more than $ 488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.
Gates married on January 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge. Sharing is sexy