Where is Bill Gates Now?
PrintHas it been two years already? Bill Gates, once the face of Microsoft, stepped down from his position as CEO of the largest software maker in the world back in July 2008, and he hasn't been back since. So what's he up to now?
CNNMoney has put together a fairly in-depth piece detailing life after Microsoft for the man who, not all that long ago, was spotted doing the Robot next to Jerry Seinfeld and made us all crave churros. In a nutshell, he's doing exactly what he said he would, which is to continue fighting the good fight through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Still young by retirement standards, Bill Gates is only 54 years old with a fortune estimated at $50 billion, even after spending tens of millions of his own dollars on his Foundation.
"Because of all of his connections in business and technology and philanthropy, and his raw intellect, Bill brings an integrated, futuristic view of the world," says Jeff Raikes, a former Microsoft executive who became the CEO of the foundation at about the same time Gates retired. "One day he's meeting with [Italian Prime Minister Silvio] Berlusconi about not pulling back on foreign aid, and the next day he's meeting with scientists at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to talk about progress on an AIDS vaccine, and the next day he's meeting with Arne Duncan [the U.S. Secretary of Education] on how we'd like to recognize and reward good teachers. He really has a big picture view that is unique."
Get the full scoop here.
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sphere1532
July 03, 2010 at 7:57am
SOME PERSONS FOR GET ELDER PERSONS NEVER LEAVE THE NETWORK AN I AM ONE WHOM WANTS TO BE THE SAME LONGER THEN I LIVE STILL HEAR FOR OTHERS YET THAT WAS THE PAST
IS BILL PAYING BILLS FOR LIFE? WERE WAS WALDO AN OTHERS
MUST BE THE US CONGRESS OR OTHERS
Glycerin
June 25, 2010 at 11:27am
Microsoft is selling its best ever OS. Everyone loves it. What's Apple and Jobs up to? Still releasing crappy products. Not getting reception on your brand new iPhag 4? According to Jobs, you're holding it wrong. WHAT?! How the hell can you hold a phone wrong when talking to someone on it? Wow.. epic fail, Steve.
— ANTI-APPLE—
BuLLg0d
June 23, 2010 at 7:48pm
This is very strange. I just googled this yesterday. I was wondering where he was and what he was up to. Then I log on here the day after and there's an article on him and his whereabouts.... odd, cool though
szore
June 23, 2010 at 7:01pm
Imagine dropping out of Harvard, and then knowing nothing but wild success for the rest of your life?
Bill da man!
Caboose
June 23, 2010 at 2:37pm
Buy drugs?
Oh wait, that's old Steve...
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
albe23
June 23, 2010 at 8:34pm
Turns out Steve's just a douche and has become the "man", whilst Bill has become a humanitarian? I believe the Incans spoke of this in their calander.
"Force has no place where there is need of skill." - Herodotus (484 BC -
430 BC)
antoinebugleboy
June 23, 2010 at 12:56pm
"Still young by retirement standards, Bill Gates is only 54 years old
with a fortune estimated at $50 billion, even after spending tens of
millions of his own dollars on his Foundation."
Hey, editor!
Tens of BILLIONS of his own dollars.
Caboose
June 23, 2010 at 8:08am
I used to loathe Bill Gates, but that's since changed, and I've grown to respect the man. I would very much like to meet him one day...
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Talcum X
June 23, 2010 at 6:30am
Bill, they have creams for that now...
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