Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief software architect, while also being its largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He was a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Some of the key events about Bill Gates
- 1975Co-founded Microsoft, which would become the world's largest personal computer software company
- 1975Dropped out of Harvard University without completing his degree
- 1994Established the William H. Gates Foundation to support global health initiatives
- 1998Testified before Congress in an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft
- 2000Created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, merging previous charitable organizations
- 2000Stepped down as CEO of Microsoft amid antitrust investigations
- 2001Microsoft found guilty of monopolistic practices by the U.S. Court of Appeals
- 2004Criticized for Microsoft's stance against same-sex marriage legislation in Washington state
- 2006Received the Placard of the Order of the Aztec Eagle for philanthropic work in health and education
- 2009Launched the Giving Pledge with Warren Buffett, encouraging billionaires to donate majority of wealth
- 2009Faced criticism for Microsoft's tax avoidance practices in the UK
- 2010Committed $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines
- 2013Supported a controversial education reform initiative that faced backlash from teachers
- 2015Launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition to invest in clean energy technologies
- 2015Expressed concerns about artificial intelligence that some experts deemed alarmist
- 2016Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama
- 2019Faced scrutiny over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein
- 2020Pledged $250 million to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and develop vaccines
- 2021Published "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster", outlining a plan to address climate change
- 2021Announced divorce from Melinda Gates, leading to revelations about workplace misconduct
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