Bill Gates
Chief Executive Officer chez Cascade Investment LLC
Fortune : 43 884 M $ au 31/03/2024
Profil
William Henry Gates III dit Bill Gates est un pionnier de la micro-informatique. En 1973, Gates entre à l'Université d'Harvard à l'âge de 18 ans. Il y rencontre Steve Ballmer, futur PDG de Microsoft, et abandonne rapidement ses études pour se consacrer uniquement à la programmation informatique. Il fonde à 20 ans avec un autre de ses amis, Paul Allen, la société de logiciels Microcomputer Software devenu ensuite Micro-Soft (le trait d'union a depuis disparu).
La co-réalisation par Gates et Allen d'un interpréteur pour l'Altair 8800 marque une étape dans l'histoire de la micro-informatique, car il s'agit du premier langage de programmation à fonctionner sur un micro-ordinateur commercial.
IBM souhaitant commercialiser ses propres ordinateurs, passe un accord avec Microsoft pour que Gates et Allen réalisent leur système d'exploitation.
Microsoft achète alors le système d'exploitation QDOS pour en faire MS-DOS, puis conçoit Windows, tous deux en situation de quasi-monopole mondial.
L'obtention de l'autorisation de vendre son système d'exploitation à de nombreux fabricants d'ordinateurs qui copient le PC d'IBM est une formidable opportunité.
Le succès de Microsoft provient de sa capacité à faire évoluer son système d'exploitation et sa gamme de logiciels bureautiques Microsoft Office, traitement de texte, tableur, base de donnée, utilitaires, jeux, au même rythme que l'évolution technologique des micro-ordinateurs.
L'explosion du parc informatique et la présence quasi-obligatoire de Windows sur chaque machine fera le reste.
En 1986, Microsoft fait son entrée en Bourse. Les investisseurs l'accueillent avec enthousiasme : le jour même, Gates devient milliardaire.
Il devient, grâce au succès commercial de Microsoft, un des hommes les plus riches du monde de 1996 à 2007 avec une fortune personnelle estimée à plus de 56 milliards de dollars en 2011. Il est Chevalier de l'Empire Britannique en 2005. Bill Gates quitte Microsoft le 27 juin 2008 pour se consacrer à sa fondation humanitaire.
Bill gates a lancé avec Warren Buffett en juillet 2010 l'opération « Giving Pledge » (« Promesse de dons »), pour inciter les milliardaires à léguer au moins la moitié de leur fortune à des œuvres charitables. Le groupe compte en 2011 soixante membres tous basés aux Etats-Unis.
Détentions connues dans des sociétés publiques
Société | Date | Nombre d'actions | Valorisation | Date de valorisation |
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
1,39% | 13/03/2023 | 102 992 934 ( 1,39% ) | 43 331 M $ | 31/03/2024 |
HEINEKEN HOLDING N.V.
2,31% | 31/05/2023 | 6 652 318 ( 2,31% ) | 537 M $ | 31/03/2024 |
TAIWAN FUND INC
5,28% | 31/12/2023 | 380 937 ( 5,28% ) | 15 M $ | 31/03/2024 |
Dernières actualités sur Bill Gates
Postes actifs de Bill Gates
Sociétés | Poste | Début |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Chairman | 01/01/2000 |
Cascade Investment LLC
Cascade Investment LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Cascade Investment LLC is the private investment holding company of the Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Founded in 1995, the firm manages the personal assets of Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, as well as the assets of his philanthropic foundations. Cascade Investment is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/1995 |
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc.
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Branded Entertainment Network, Inc. provides photography and art images through the internet. The firm's services include digital image licensing, artist representation, and media management. It has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo. The company was founded by William Henry Gates III in 1989 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA. | Founder | 01/01/1989 |
TerraPower LLC
TerraPower LLC Electric UtilitiesUtilities TerraPower LLC provides nuclear energy technologies. It focuses on improving the design of nuclear reactors and is developing a new class of nuclear reactor called a Traveling-Wave Reactor. The company was founded by William Henry Gates III and Nathan P. Myhrvold in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Founder | 01/01/2006 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. | Founder | 01/01/2000 |
Corbis Images LLC
Corbis Images LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Corbis Images LLC provides candid celebrity photography and video content to entertainment print, online, and broadcast media outlets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chairman | - |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman. | Founder | 01/01/2000 |
Anciens postes connus de Bill Gates
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2000 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | Director/Board Member | 13/03/2020 |
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | Finance |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
Entreprise privées | 12 |
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ICOS Corp.
ICOS Corp. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology ICOS Corp. manufactures medications to treat inflammation and other serious diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for unmet medical conditions such as prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1989 by Christopher Henney and George Rathman and is headquartered in Bothell, WA. | Health Technology |
Cascade Investment LLC
Cascade Investment LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Cascade Investment LLC is the private investment holding company of the Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Founded in 1995, the firm manages the personal assets of Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, as well as the assets of his philanthropic foundations. Cascade Investment is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. | Finance |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc.
Branded Entertainment Network, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Branded Entertainment Network, Inc. provides photography and art images through the internet. The firm's services include digital image licensing, artist representation, and media management. It has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo. The company was founded by William Henry Gates III in 1989 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA. | Commercial Services |
Shop.com
Shop.com Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Shop.com provides online shopping services. Its services include ShopBuddy and local, price alerts, get email deals, market America gear, developer portal and ship internationally. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Monterey, CA. | Retail Trade |
Corbis Images LLC
Corbis Images LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Corbis Images LLC provides candid celebrity photography and video content to entertainment print, online, and broadcast media outlets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
TerraPower LLC
TerraPower LLC Electric UtilitiesUtilities TerraPower LLC provides nuclear energy technologies. It focuses on improving the design of nuclear reactors and is developing a new class of nuclear reactor called a Traveling-Wave Reactor. The company was founded by William Henry Gates III and Nathan P. Myhrvold in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Utilities |
Kymeta Corp.
Kymeta Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Kymeta Corp. engages in the development of broadband satellite connectivity solutions. Its products include portable satellite terminal, aeronautical terminal, fixed satellite terminal, and mTenna core module. The company was founded in by Nathan B. Kundtz in 2012 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Electronic Technology |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Foundation Trust), formerly known as William H. Gates Foundation, is a private foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. The Foundation Trust manages the endowment assets. They participate in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. | Miscellaneous |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman. | Commercial Services |
Breakthrough Energy LLC
Breakthrough Energy LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Breakthrough Energy LLC develops analytical tools for clean energy. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA and has subsidiaries in Luxembourg and United States. The company was founded in 2015 by William H. Gates. | Finance |
United Way Worldwide
United Way Worldwide Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous United Way Worldwide is a non-profit organization, which engages in raising money for charitable causes. It focuses on education, health, and financial stability. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA. | Miscellaneous |