Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft in 1975, playing a central role in the personal computer revolution, and later became one of the world's leading philanthropists.
Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, and the company's MS-DOS and later Windows operating systems became the dominant software platforms for personal computers worldwide.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world, and Gates served as CEO until 2000 and chairman until 2014.
Since stepping back from day-to-day operations at Microsoft, Gates has focused on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, focused on global health, education, and poverty reduction.