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Bill Gates

Born: October 28, 1955

 

Industry: Founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest computer software company, with Paul Allen

 

Philanthropy:

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, supporting global health care, education in the United States, and fighting poverty worldwide, among other initiatives

  • As of 2013, he had donated over $28 billion to the Foundation

  • With Warren Buffet, has formed The Giving Pledge, encouraging the world’s wealthiest persons to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, either while they are living or after their death

 

Fast Fact:

  • Richest man in the world, with a net worth of $81.5 billion according to Forbes (9/24/16)

"It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

To learn more:

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Sources:

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: What we do. Retrieved from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do

 

Biography.com. Bill Gates. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/bill-gates-9307520

 

Forbes.com. The Richest People in Tech. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/profile/bill-gates/

 

The Giving Pledge. Retrieved from http://givingpledge.org/

Inc.com. 25 Quotes from Bill Gates on How to Succeed.  Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/john-brandon/25-of-the-best-bill-gates-quotes-on-success.html

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