Minggu, 20 Agustus 2017
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born in Seattle, Washington, October 28, 1955, age 61) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, writer and former CEO who currently serves as chairman of Microsoft, software company Which he co-founded with Paul Allen. He was ranked among the world's richest people and ranked first from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008 when he dropped to third.
Gates is one of the world's most famous personal computer revolution entrepreneurs. However, his business tactics were criticized for being anti-competitive. In the latter stages of his career, Gates undertook several philanthropic efforts by donating large sums of money to charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation established in 2000.
Bill Gates resigned from his position as the highest executive officer at Microsoft in January 2000. He still serves as chairman and forms the chief software architect's office. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would work part-time at Microsoft and full-time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually delegated all his work to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, and Craig Mundie, Microsoft's top research and strategy officer. Gates's last full-time workday at Microsoft is June 27, 2008. Currently, he still works at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
