William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955)[4] is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people[5] and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third.[6] During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect‚ and remains
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake‚ Bill Gates‚ and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washing and is co-chaired by Bill‚ Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power‚ the foundation has been able to make great
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chairman and chief executive officer of the Microsoft Corporation‚ and a multibillionaire: Bill Gates. CAREER Gates‚ William Henry‚ III (1955- ) was born in Seattle‚ Washington. Gates grew up in a very competitive family. His father‚ William H. Gates II‚ was an attorney. His mother‚ Mary‚ was a University of Washington regent and director of First Interstate Bank. His parents placed him in Lakeside‚ an academic
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28th‚ 1955‚ a young boy born in Seattle named Bill Gates would change their life forever. When young Gates was growing up‚ he was already put off to a great head start. His family was very involved with business‚ politics‚ and community services which out Gates in a perfect environment for success. When he began school‚ every single one of his teachers would describe him as their smartest student they’ve ever had. Stories have even said that Gates would end up teaching the class instead of the
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Most people find it difficult to differentiate‚ between Steve Jobs from Bill Gates. Therefore‚ I am going to give a brief explanation about their ideas. After this‚ I will compare both of their backgrounds and their appearances in order to distinguish them. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are definitely smart; they have both built huge companies and earned a lot of money. Throughout time Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have had very good ideas about computers. In fact‚ Steve Jobs
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Entrepreneurship: Bill Gates. Blerina Tare PAD 551 E Richard H. Beinecke March 9‚ 2010 William “Bill” Henry Gates III was born on October 28 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington. He is the richest man on Earth for 2009 according to Forbes magazine he has also been number one in “Forbes 400” list. He was a cofounder of Microsoft which is the most powerful software company in the world. Times magazine named Gates one of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. However Bill wants to share
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ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY RESEARCH PAPER Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ------------------------------------------------- OETOMO RAHARDJO 90120120003 INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION Non-profit Organizations exists for focusing and promoting public benefits or educational or charitable reasons‚ from whose shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially. Generally‚ large non-profit organization receive important revenue from the services they provide. The money they received is used for its own expense
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Bill Gates: Man of Magnitude A man of magnitude is someone who has made an impact on society and has done something or created something for the greater good of the country or world. I think what best describes a great man‚ or woman is a quote from Bob Marley‚ ““The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires‚ but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” This quote is close me because of the work my grandfather did with his business and providing work
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National Institute of Business Management Chennai - 20 FIRST SEMESTER EMBA / MBA Assignment: Organizational Behavior Student Name: Safeer Ahmad Enrollment No: EMBA/MAY10/6049 If you are made the campaign leader for a particular political party‚ how will you use your leadership skills to motivate your party men to ensure success of the party nominee in the elections? (Focus on the individual‚ motivate and apply leadership style). A manager supervises
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hair due to washing herself with water which was contaminated with chemicals like “lye”‚ is how beauty products came about? By Comparison‚ if it wasn’t for another entrepreneur some of the technology and software’s we used today wouldn’t even be invented‚ like different health and education systems that make people lives better. Throughout this paper you will learn how Mrs. Madame C.J Walker and Mr. Bill Gates impacted America. “The Article Madam C.J. Walker Biography.” In Ms. Walker early life‚ she
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