This document is a presentation about Bill Gates prepared by Shubhransu Kumar Patel. It summarizes that Bill Gates is the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, one of the richest people in the world, and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It provides details about Gates' background and education, the founding and success of Microsoft, his philanthropic activities through the Gates Foundation, and his achievements and personality traits.

1. PRESENTATION
ON
BILL GATES
Prepared by:
Shubhransu Kumar Patel
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4. What comes in our mind ?
 One of the richest individuals
 The chairman of Microsoft
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5. He is a……
 Multibillionaire
 Business Magnate
 Technologist
 Philanthropist
($28.8 Billion, promoting greater
equality in global health and learning, it
works in more then 100 countries.
In Nov. 2006 received Order Of The
Aztec Eagle )
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6. William Henry Gates III….
Parents –
William H. Gates, Sr.
Mary Maxwell Gates
Born –
October 28, 1955 (age 56)
Seattle, Washington, U.S
Residence – Medina, Washington, U.S
Alma mater – Harvard University (dropped out)
Occupation –
Co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft
Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CEO of Cascade Investment
Chairman of Corbis
Net worth – US $61 billion (2012)
Spouse - Melinda Gates (1st Jan 1994, in Hawaii)
Children – 3 (Jennifer, Rory and Phobea)
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7. Family Background……
 Father was a prominent lawyer.
 Mother served as a board of
directors for First Interstate Banc
System and the United Way.
 Gates' s maternal grandfather was
J. W. Maxwell, a national
bank president.
 Gates has two sisters, Kristi and
Libby.
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8. Education…….
 Enrolled in the Lakeside
School
 Wrote his first computer
program
 Graduated in 1973
 Harvard
University, majored in pre
law
 SAT score:1590/1600
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9. Bill Gates and Microsoft……
 April 14th 1974: Bill Gates and
Paul Allen
 1975: Left Harvard
 June 25th 1981: Incorporated
 1990: sales topped $1 billion
 June 27th 2008: Left Microsoft
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11. Failures…..
 Failed to convince
 Failed to deliver the first offer in time
“Failure is not the opposite of
success, but a part of it”
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12. Achievements……
 1986: Become billionaire at age 31
 1992: National medal of Technology
 1994: Wealthiest individual in the USA
 1995: “The Road Ahead” book was published
 1995: Wealthiest private individual
 1995: Most respected CEO in Industry Week
 2005: Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II
 2007: Got doctorate
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13. Personality……
 Sensing
 Emotional stability
 Openness to experience
 Risk taker
 Self monitoring
 High Mach
 Internal locus of control
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14. Thank You
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