Chairman and Chief Software Designer of Microsoft Corporation

Bill Gates is the chairman and chief software designer of Microsoft. Microsoft is a global leader in personal computing and business computing software, services and Internet technology. In the last fiscal year ending in June 2002, Microsoft Corporation

The company's revenue reached US$ 28.37 billion, and its business covers 78 countries and regions, with more than 50,000 employees worldwide.

Gates was born in 1955, grew up in Seattle, and has two sisters. Their father, william gates II, is a Seattle lawyer. His stepmother, mary gates, is a teacher, a director of the University of Washington and the chairman of the United International Organization.

Gates attended a public elementary school and a private lakeside middle school in Seattle. There, he discovered his interest in software and started computer programming at the age of 13.

1973, Gates was admitted to Harvard University, and now he has become good friends with Microsoft CEO steve ballmer. At Harvard, Gates developed a BASIC programming language for the first microcomputer, MITS Altair.

In his junior year, Gates left Harvard and devoted all his energy to the Microsoft Company founded by him and his childhood friend paul allen in 1975. Guided by the belief that computers will become the most important tool in every home and office, they began to develop software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his foresight in personal computing have become the key to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Under the leadership of Gates, Microsoft constantly develops and improves software technology to make software easier to use, more economical and more interesting. The company is committed to long-term development, as can be seen from the current R&D expenditure of more than $5 billion per fiscal year.

From 65438 to 0999, Gates compiled the book Future Speed, which showed people how computer technology can solve business problems in a brand-new way. This book is published in 25 languages in more than 60 countries. Future Speed won wide acclaim and was listed as a best seller by The New York Times, USA-Today and The Amazon.com Wall Street Journal. Gates' last book, The Way Forward, was published in 1995, and once topped the The New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks.

Gates donated all the proceeds of the two books to non-profit organizations to support the use of science and technology in education and skills training.

In addition to his passion for computers and software, Gates is also interested in biotechnology. He is a member of the board of directors of ICOS, a company specializing in protein matrix and small molecule therapy. He is also an investor in many other biotechnology companies. Gates also founded Corbis, which is researching and developing one of the largest visual information resources in the world-a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography works from public and private collections around the world. In addition, Gates also invested in Teledesic with Craig McCaw, a pioneer in mobile phones. This is an ambitious plan, using hundreds of low-orbit satellites to provide two-way broadband telecommunications services covering the whole world.

For Gates, philanthropy is also very important. He and his wife Melinda have donated more than $24 billion to set up a fund to support charities in the fields of medical care, health and education around the world. It is hoped that as mankind enters the 2 1 century, the scientific and technological progress in these key fields will benefit all mankind. Up to today, the foundation established by Gates and his wife Melinda Gates has spent more than $2.5 billion on global health, and more than $65.438+0.4 billion on improving people's learning conditions, including purchasing computer equipment for Gates Library and providing Internet training and Internet access services for public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada. In addition, more than $260 million will be used for community projects in the Pacific Northwest, and more than $380 million will be used for special projects and annual gift distribution activities.

Gates and Melinda Gates of France got married in June 1994 65438+ 10/. They have three children. Gates likes reading, playing golf and bridge.