William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author, and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is ranked consistently one of the world's wealthiest people and the wealthiest overall as of March 2009. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock.[6] He has also authored or co-authored several books. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a large number of industry insiders criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number
An Afghan father explains the promise of #vaccines: “All I want is for our children to be healthy & happy” Watch: http://t.co/YcR8sHAGtz
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Encouraging news! @GatesFoundation-supported #MenAfriVac has reduced #meningitis rates in #Africa to 10 year low: http://t.co/32COY4JcIt
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Thanks to everyone who came out in London today to help put an end to global hunger. You've inspired us all! #BigIf http://t.co/jWEbhNgjWx
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RT @BBCRadio4: …and he’s in. @BillGates discusses tackling hunger & what motivates him to do so. Listen now on #SaturdayLive http://t.co/af…
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