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Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American technologist and entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft and helped standardize software as the core layer of personal computing. His work in building developer ecosystems and licensing models shaped the modern PC industry.
Microsoft co-founder
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975 and helped build software that became foundational to personal computing. He led Microsoft for decades, first as chief executive and later in a technical leadership role, before shifting his full-time focus to philanthropy.
Philanthropy and public work
Gates is chair and a board member of the Gates Foundation, where he helps set strategy and advocates on global health, development and education. He also works through Gates Ventures on technology, climate and health topics; his birth record does not provide a verified clock time.