William Henry Gates III, nicknamed Bill Gates, was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle. His father, William Henry Gates, was a lawyer, and his mother was a teacher. They had a strong personality, were independent, and were good at interacting with others. Gates is the only boy and the second among three children. He has been keen on computer games since his youth and is full of imagination. He no longer takes math classes at 14 because he has mastered mathematics knowledge well. In 1973, he entered Harvard University to study law. He dropped out of school at the age of 19 and founded a computer company with his companion Paul Allen. They later founded Microsoft and served as chairman, president and CEO. In January 1998, he relinquished the position of president to Steve Ballmer. On January 13, 2000, he announced that he would no longer serve as the company's CEO in order to step down from the day-to-day management of the company's affairs. Get out of the way and focus on promoting the next generation Windows Internet platform and its services. ?
He is known as a computer wizard and the greatest computer software industry giant of the 20th century. Continnum?, a company he founded in 1989 (later renamed Corbis), developed high-quality creative graphics and became a powerhouse in the multimedia world. At the age of 36, he became the youngest billionaire in the world. By 1994, he had assets of US$8.3 billion. He was the world's richest man in 1994 and 1995, with a property of US$12.9 billion in 1995. According to a report in "Forbes" magazine on June 30, 1996, his wealth has reached 18 billion US dollars, still ranking first among the world's billionaires. Forbes magazine, published on July 28, 1997, announced that his assets had doubled to US$36.4 billion, making him still the richest man in the world. On September 23, 1999, he still ranked first in the ranking of billionaires in the world by "Forbes" magazine published on October 11 (published in advance). His net assets were US$85 billion, exceeding last year's 59 billion. Dollar. In 2000, he ranked first in the ranking of global billionaires by Forbes magazine, with a personal asset of US$60 billion. He still ranks first in the world's billionaire rankings published by Forbes magazine in June 2001, with his personal assets of US$58.7 billion. He still ranks first in the world's richest rankings published by Forbes magazine in March 2002, with personal assets of US$52.8 billion. He claimed that he would leave nothing to his descendants and was ready to donate 95% of his wealth to charity. In April 1998, Gates donated US$1.7 million to the United Nations Population Fund for the exchange of technology and experience in population projects in developing countries. On December 2, 1998, Gates announced that he and his wife would donate $100 million to childhood immunization programs in developing countries. On May 4, 1999, Gates donated $25 million to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Research Organization, a non-profit civil organization based in New York, for AIDS vaccine research. On January 18, 2000, Gates' foundation will donate US$40 million to the International Vaccine Institute over five years to prevent and treat cholera, dysentery and typhoid in poor countries. ?
Was named one of the 50 people with significant influence in the field of digital technology by Time magazine published on October 18, 1999. In 1998 and 1999, he was named the world's most respected entrepreneur by the Financial Times for two consecutive years. ?
He is the author of "The Road Ahead" and "The Speed ??of the Future: Digital Nervous Systems and New Business Thinking" (Business@?the?Speed?of?Thought:? Using?a?Digital?Nervous?System)?. ?
My wife Melinda French graduated from Duke University in the United States with a major in computer science and business. She once worked at Microsoft. They got married on January 1, 1994 and have one child. A daughter and a son. ?
Gates has visited China many times.