ASIA TODAY TV EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MR.BILL GATES
- John Edward
- Mar 11, 2008
- 1 min read
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, and computer programmer. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company
Born: October 28, 1955 (age 60), Seattle, Washington, United States
Net worth: 79.2 billion USD (2015) Forbes
Spouse: Melinda Gates (m. 1994)
Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates, Phoebe Adele Gates,Rory John Gates
Siblings: Libby Gates, Kristi Gates
About Bill
Married to:Melinda French Gates
Children:Three
Career highlights:Microsoft, Bill & Melinda Gates
Bill Gates is a technologist, business leader, and philanthropist. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, with an amazing and supportive family who encouraged his interest in computers at an early age. He dropped out of college to start Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. He married Melinda French in 1994 and they have three children. Today, Bill and Melinda Gates co-chair the charitable foundation bearing their names and are working together to give their wealth back to society.
Bill grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. His dad, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney and one of the co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.
