William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)[2] is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author, and chairman[3] of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is ranked consistently one of the world's wealthiest people[4] and the wealthiest overall as of 2009.[1] During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock.[5] He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts.[6][7] In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January, 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June, 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
As of 2009 he has had over 5 honorary doctorates from several world renowned universities.
中文姓名:威廉·亨利·盖茨三世爵士(威廉·亨利·盖茨三世,小威廉·亨利·盖茨,威廉·盖茨第三,比尔·盖茨)
出生日期:1955年10月28日
出生地:美国华盛顿州西雅图
星座: 天蝎座
身高:180cm
体重:80kg
绰号:“电脑神童” “左撇子”
爱好:乒乓球、围棋
最喜欢的歌星:JOHN LENNON
最喜欢的食物:汉堡包和可乐
崇拜的人:拿破仑 沃伦·巴菲特
格言:“我是王”“我能赢”
理想:把世界引向未来时速之路
社交:不愿主动与人接触,但在压抑状态下极易高谈阔论
信仰:虔诚的天主教徒
情绪:突发性的惊慌愤怒
观念:二十一世纪,电脑和因特网会使各地财富和权利分配更加平均。
管理:“螺旋桨头脑”和“达尔文式管理”是运作微软最有效的手段。数椐神经系统是未来管理的必然模式。
电子邮箱:askbill@microsoft.com
退休日期:2008年6月27日
英文
Chinese Name: Sir William Henry Gates III (William Henry Gates III, the small William Henry Gates, William H. Gates III, Bill Gates)
Date of Birth: October 28, 1955
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Constellation: Scorpio
Height: 180cm
Weight: 80kg
Nickname: "the computer whiz kid," "left-handed"
Hobbies: table tennis, Go
Favorite singer: JOHN LENNON
Favorite food: hamburgers and cola
Those who worship: Napoleon Warren Buffett
Motto: "I am a King" "I win"
Ideal: the future of the world towards the road speed
Social networking: do not want to take the initiative to come into contact with people, but in a state vulnerable to suppress talk
Faith: a devout Catholic
Emotions: anger of unexpected panic
Concepts: the twenty-first century, computers and the Internet make the distribution of wealth and power around more evenly.
Management: "propeller-headed" and "Darwin-style management" is the operation of the most effective means of Microsoft. Show the number of the nervous system is the inevitable future management model.
E-mail: askbill@microsoft.com
Retirement Date: June 27, 2008