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1、BillGates1.IntroductionWilliamHenryBillGatesIII,wasbornonOctober28in1955atSeattle,Washington.Hisfamilywasuppermiddleclass・AndhisfatherWilliamH.Gates,Sr.,wasaprominentlawyer.Hismother,MaryMaxwellGates,wasservedontheboardofdirectorsforFirstInterstateBancSystemandtheUn
2、itedWay.Hehasoneeldersister,Kristi,andoneyoungersister,Libby.Hewasthefourthofhisnameinhisfamily,butwasknownasWilliamGatesIIIor“Trey",becausehisfatherhaddroppedhisownIIIsuffix・Heenjoysplayingbridge,tennis,andgolf,andalsoknownasanavidreader.HeisanAmericanbusinessmagna
3、te,philanthropist,author,andchairmanofMicrosoft,thesoftwarecompanyhefoundedwithPaulAllen.Heisconsistentlyrankedamongtheworld'swealthiestpeopleandwasthewealthiestoverallfrom1995to2009,excluding2008,whenhewasrankedthird.DuringhiscareeratMicrosoft,Gatesheldthepositions
4、ofCEOandchiefsoftwarearchitectandremainsthelargestindividualshareholder,withmorethan8percentofthecommonstock.Hehasalsoauthoredorco-authoredseveralbooks,whicharefamousamongtheworld・Gatesisoneofthebest-knownentrepreneursofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.Gatessteppeddown
5、aschiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftinJanuary2000.Heremainedaschairmanandcreatedthepositionofchiefsoftwarearchitect.Inthelaterstagesofhiscareer,Gateshaspursuedanumberofphilanthropicendeavors,donatinglargeamountsofmoneytovariouscharitableorganizationsandscientificresea
6、rchprogramsthroughtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,whichestablishedin2000.InJune2006,Gatesannouncedthathewouldbetransitioningfromfull-timeworkatMicrosofttopart-timework,andfull-timeworkattheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.HegraduallytransferredhisdutiestoRayOzzie,chiefsof
7、twarearchitect,andCraigMundie,chiefresearchandstrategyofficer.Gates*lastfull-timedayatMicrosoftwasJune27,2008.Now,heremainsatMicrosoftasnon-executivechairman.2・CareerEarlyonhislife,Gatesparentshadalawcareerinmindforhim.WhenGateswasyoung,hisfamilyregularlyattendedaCo
8、ngregationalchurch.At13,heenrolledintheLakesideSchool,anexclusivepreparatoryschool.Whenhewasintheeighthgrade,theMotherClubattheschoolusedp
