BillGatesisarenownedAmericanbusinessmagnate,softwaredeveloper,andphilanthropist.BornonOctober28,1955,inSeattle,Washington,heco-foundedMicrosoftCorporationin1975withPaulAllen.Underhisleadership,Microsoftbecameagloballeaderinpersonalcomputersoftware,revolutionizingthetechnologyindustrywithproductslikeWindowsandOffice.GatesservedasCEOuntil2000andlateraschairmanandchiefsoftwarearchitect.In2000,heandhisthen-wifeMelindaestablishedtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,oneoftheworld'slargestprivatecharitableorganizationsfocusedonglobalhealth,education,andpovertyalleviation.Gatesisalsoknownforhisadvocacyonclimatechangeandpublichealth.DespitesteppingbackfromMicrosoft'sdailyoperations,heremainsaninfluentialfigureintechnologyandphilanthropy.Asofrecentyears,hecontinuestorankamongtheworld'swealthiestindividuals.
