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1、BillGates1.IntroductionWilliamHenryBillGatesIII,wasbornonOctober28in1955atSeattle,Washington.Hisfamilywasuppermiddleclass.AndhisfatherWilliamH.Gates,Sr.,wasaprominentlawyer.Hismother,MaryMaxwellGates,wasservedontheboardofdirectorsforFirstInterstateBancSystemandtheUnitedWay.Heh
2、asoneeldersister,Kristi,andoneyoungersister,Libby.Hewasthefourthofhisnameinhisfamily,butwasknownasWilliamGatesIIIor“Trey”,becausehisfatherhaddroppedhisownIIIsuffix.Heenjoysplayingbridge,tennis,andgolf,andalsoknownasanavidreader.HeisanAmericanbusinessmagnate,philanthropist,auth
3、or,andchairmanofMicrosoft,thesoftwarecompanyhefoundedwithPaulAllen.Heisconsistentlyrankedamongtheworld’swealthiestpeopleandwasthewealthiestoverallfrom1995to2009,excluding2008,whenhewasrankedthird.DuringhiscareeratMicrosoft,GatesheldthepositionsofCEOandchiefsoftwarearchitectand
4、remainsthelargestindividualshareholder,withmorethan8percentofthecommonstock.Hehasalsoauthoredorco-authoredseveralbooks,whicharefamousamongtheworld.Gatesisoneofthebest-knownentrepreneursofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.GatessteppeddownaschiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftinJanuary2
5、000.Heremainedaschairmanandcreatedthepositionofchiefsoftwarearchitect.Inthelaterstagesofhiscareer,Gateshaspursuedanumberofphilanthropicendeavors,donatinglargeamountsofmoneytovariouscharitableorganizationsandscientificresearchprogramsthroughtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,whiche
6、stablishedin2000.InJune2006,Gatesannouncedthathewouldbetransitioningfromfull-timeworkatMicrosofttopart-timework,andfull-timeworkattheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation.HegraduallytransferredhisdutiestoRayOzzie,chiefsoftwarearchitect,andCraigMundie,chiefresearchandstrategyofficer.Gate
7、s'lastfull-timedayatMicrosoftwasJune27,2008.Now,heremainsatMicrosoftasnon-executivechairman.2.CareerEarlyonhislife,Gatesparentshadalawcareerinmindforhim.WhenGateswasyoung,hisfamilyregularlyattendedaCongregationalchurch.At13,heenrolledintheLakesideSchool,anexclusivepreparatorys
8、chool.Whenhewasintheeighthgrade,theMotherClubattheschoolusedp
