Leader I Admire:Bill Gates

Nicholas Grannan

Biography

Born on October 28th, 1955 in Seattle, Washington Began showing an interest in computer programming at the age of 13 Bill Gates met Paul Allen at Lakeside School in Seattle Gates went to Harvard University and left after only a couple years Bill and Paul founded Microsoft on April 4, 1975 Bill Gates appointed himself as head of Microsoft in 1979, which

grossed approximately $2.5 million when Bill Gates was 23

His Inventions

Windows: computer software Traf-O-Data: a traffic measuring system Altair BASIC: computer language for easier machine use Xbox & Xbox 360 Kinect: a gaming console, and entertainment

system Windows Surface: a touch screen laptop and tablet

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Founded in 2000, by Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Headquarter is located in Seattle, Washington They give financial services to the poor Help agricultural development Help with water, sanitation and hygiene Global Health Division to help fight diseases and send out medicine to

people in need around the world

Where does all his money go?

Bill Gates is worth around $80.7 billion and counting Bill Gates has given over $28 billion through his charity the Bill and

Melinda Foundation Bill has also given around $8 billion to improve global health Bill Gates invests his money in Cascade Investments which half of

Gate’s fortune is held in assets

Why I admire him

He turned his ideas into reality He was able to create his own path Made a product that revolutionized the world and changed the way

we do things He helps others through charity all around the world