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 BILL GATES   William Henry Gates III   (born October 28, 1955) is an American   business magnate , software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of   Microsoft , along with his late childhood friend   Paul Allen . [2] [3]   During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of   chairman ,   chief executive officer   (CEO),   president   and   chief software architect , while also being the largest individual   shareholder   until May 2014. [4]   He was a major entrepreneur of the   microcomputer revolution   of the 1970s   and 1980s. Gates was born and raised in  Seattle, Washington . In 1975, he and Allen founded Microsoft in  Albuquerque, New Mexico . It became the world's largest  personal computer  software company. [5] [a]  Gates led the company as chairman and CEO until stepping down as CEO in January 2000, succeeded by  Steve Ballmer , but he remained chairman of the board of directors and became chief software architect. [8]  During th