Steve Ballmer

Full Name: Steven Anthony Ballmer
Profession: Businessman and CEO of Microsoft

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Biography: Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former CEO of Microsoft. He is known for significantly increasing the company's revenue and diversifying its product line during his tenure. Ballmer also owns the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team.

Ballmer was born to Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer. After spending his early years in Brussels, he returned to the United States, finished high school as valedictorian, and pursued higher education at Harvard University, where he met Bill Gates and graduated with a degree in applied mathematics and economics. He briefly worked at Procter & Gamble and then dropped out of Stanford's MBA program to join Microsoft as its first business manager.

At Microsoft, he soon became an essential figure, overseeing various divisions and rising to become the President in July 1998. As CEO from 2000 to 2014, he focused on business justification for new products and led the company through antitrust lawsuits. Although his tenure was marked by missed opportunities in the smartphone market, he tripled the company's sales and doubled profits before being succeeded by Satya Nadella.

Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 for $2 billion and is recognized for his passionate involvement and investments in the team. He also established the Ballmer Group with his wife, Connie Snyder, launched USAFacts.org to provide accessible government data, and donated funds to educational institutions.

With an estimated wealth of $135 billion, he is considered the sixth-richest person in the world as of January 2024. His energetic personality is well documented, including viral videos of his stage appearances. Though he and Gates had a close relationship, their views diverged over time, particularly regarding hardware investments.

Born: March 24, 1956
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Age: 68 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries