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    Bill Gates

    Chair of the Gates Foundation

    Chair, Gates Foundation · Technology adviser, Microsoft

    Background

    Bill Gates (William Henry Gates III) is an American businessman and philanthropist.

    He co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen.

    He served as Microsoft's CEO for the next 25 years.

    After Melinda French Gates resigned as co-chair, he became the sole chair of the Gates Foundation.

    Organizations

    Gates Foundation: Gates Foundation is a foundation that is based in Seattle and led by chief executive Mark Suzman. It plans to spend about $200 billion over two decades and close on December 31, 2045.

    Microsoft: Microsoft is an American multinational technology conglomerate. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded it in 1975 to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

    Key facts

    Born
    October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washingtonsource
    Microsoft
    Co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allensource
    Gates Foundation
    Co-chaired with Melinda French Gates from 2000 until 2024; sole chair aftersource
    Giving Pledge
    Founded in 2010 with Warren Buffettsource
    Presidential Medal of Freedom
    2016, awarded jointly to him and Melinda French Gates for philanthropic worksource
    Net worth
    US$106.5 billion as of July 2026, according to Forbessource

    WYDE coverage of Bill Gates

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Bill Gates, from Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026. Bill Gates is the subject of 1 story and a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Widen Access to AI.

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