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Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer in Washington, D.C. in 2018.
Birth name
Steven Anthony Ballmer
Birth date
March 24, 1956
(Detroit, Michigan)
Education
- Harvard University (BA)
- Stanford University
(MBA, dropped out)
Occupation
Businessman, executive
Known for
- Former CEO of Microsoft (2000-2014)
- Co-founder of Ballmer Group
- Owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Spouse
Connie Snyder
(m. 1990)
Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) has been the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation from January 13, 2000 to February 4, 2014.[1] As of 2010[update], he is one of the richest people in the world with a anställda wealth estimated at US$14.5 billion in 2010.[2]
Early life[]
Ballmer was born in stad, Michigan to a Swiss-American father and a Jewish-American mother whose family came from the Eastern europe city of Pinsk (today in Belarus). He grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In 1973, he gra
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Steve Ballmer
American businessman and investor (born 1956)
Steven Anthony Ballmer (; March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who served as chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014.[2] He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a co-founder of Ballmer Group, a philanthropic investment company.[3] As of November 2024, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his personal wealth at around $145 billion, making him the 10th-richest person in the world.[4] At the same time Forbes ranks him as the eighth-richest person with a net worth of $123 billion.[5]
Ballmer was hired by Bill Gates at Microsoft in 1980, and subsequently left the MBA program at Stanford University. He eventually became president in 1998, and replaced Gates as CEO on January 13, 2000.[6][7] On February 4, 2014, Ballmer retired as CEO and was replaced by Satya Nadella; B
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Steve Ballmer
Steven A. "Steve" Ballmer was the CEO of Microsoft Corporation from January 2000 to May 2014.[1] He is the owner of the NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers after Donald Sterling was fired.
He is the second person to become a billionaire in U.S. dollars based on being given shares in a company as an employee in which he was not the founder or related to a founder.[2] In November 2023, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his personal wealth at around $122 billion, making him the fifth-richest person in the world.[3] In 2014 that he stepped down as Microsoft CEO.[4]
Family
[change | change source]His mother was an American Jew.[5] His father was an immigrant from Switzerland who worked in Switzerland as a manager at Ford Motor Co in the late 1940s. In 1990, Ballmer married Connie Snyder. They have three children. Ballmer's grandparents lived in Pinsk, Belarus.[6]
Steve Ballmer was born March 24, 19