Bill Gates in the first promotional video from 1984

William Henry Gates III (October 28, 1955) is an American business tycoon, investor, philanthropist, author, and former CEO who currently holds the position of chairman of Microsoft, the software company he co-founded with Paul Allen.[3] He has consistently been listed as one of the world's wealthiest people and held the top spot from 1995 to 2009, with the exception of 2008, when he fell to number three.

On October 28, 1955, William Henry Gates III was born (age 67) Residence: Medina, Washington, United States of America Seattle, Washington Nationality America, the United States of college name Harvard College (out) Work Active year 1975–present Net worth US$126.8 billion Microsoft Chairman Chief Corbis Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Director of Berkshire Hathaway CEO of Cascade Investment (2021) [1] Melinda French's husband and wife (m. 1994; p. 2021) 3rd child's parents are William H. Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. Bill Gates' signature is on the website.