Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world. This is the first time Ballmer has surpassed Gates.
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp. and Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft during the official press event, launching Microsoft's Windows Vista, at the Nokia Theater in New York City.
Ballmer attended Harvard University, where he met Gates. While Gates dropped out to start Microsoft, Ballmer graduated in 1977 with degrees in applied mathematics and economics,Gates founded Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975 and led it until 2000. One of the company’s earliest employees, Ballmer, 68, replaced him as CEO. Ballmer retired in 2014 and became Microsoft’s largest shareholder that same year.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, more than 90% of Ballmer’s $157.2 billion net worth is in Microsoft shares. Gates, meanwhile, has diversified his $156.7 billion fortune. "I really think there is a chance that it will not be Joe Biden in September," Fahrenthold said.Seattle scholarship celebrates LGBTQ+ community
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