Bill Gates is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor who co-founded Microsoft, the world's largest personal computer software company. He served as Microsoft's CEO until 2000 and later as chairman until 2014. Gates grew up in Seattle in an upper-middle class family and met Paul Allen while in high school, leading them to co-found Microsoft in 1975. Microsoft developed the widely used Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office software suite. Gates stepped down as CEO in 2000 but remained chairman until 2014, taking on an advisory role to new CEO Satya Nadella.

1. Bill Gates
Business magnate

3. William Henry "Bill" Gates
III (born 28 October 1955) is an
American business
magnate, philanthropist, investor,
computer programmer , and
inventor. Gates is the former chief
executive and chairman
of Microsoft, the world’s largest
personal
computer software company,
which he co-founded with Paul
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4. EARLY LIFE
Gates was born
in Seattle, Washington, in an upper-
middle-class family, the son of William
H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell
Gates. His ancestral origin
includes English, German, and Scots-
Irish.His father was a prominent

5. MICROSOFT
Microsoft Corporation Is an
Americanmultinational
corporation headquartered
in Redmond, Washington, that
develops, manufactures, licenses,
supports and sells computer
software, consumer
electronics and personal
computers and services. Its best
known software products are
the Microsoft Windows line of
operating systems, Microsoft
Office suite, and Internet Explorer
web browser

6. He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft
in February 2014, taking on a new post as
technology advisor to support newly
appointed CEO Satya Nadella.
Gates stepped down as chief executive
officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He
remained as chairman and created the
position of chief software architect for
himself.
CEO OF
MICROSOFT

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