Steve Ballmer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Ballmer
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Mar 24, 1956(1956-03-24)
Age	68
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Pisces

Steve Ballmer Biography

Steve Ballmer is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on March 24, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Most famously known for his time from 2000 to 2014 as the Chief Director of Microsoft Corporation, this multi-billionaire bought the Los Angeles Clippers National Basketball Association team in the latter half of 2014.

He as well as Microsoft the founder He and Microsoft founder Bill Gates were classmates at Harvard. During their college years, both young men competed in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition; Ballmer actually placed higher than Gates in the contest. were students at Harvard. In their time at Harvard they both took part at the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition; Ballmer actually placed higher than Gates in the competition.

Steven Anthony Ballmer (/ˈ b ɔː l m ər / ; born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 13, 2000, to February 4, 2014, and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of October 2019, his personal wealth is estimated at US $51.9 billion, ranking him the 16th richest person in the world.

Ballmer was born in Detroit; he is the son of Beatrice Dworkin and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans Ballmer), a manager at the Ford Motor Company. His father was a Swiss immigrant who predicted that his son, at eight years old, would attend Harvard. His mother was Belarusian Jewish. Through his mother, Ballmer is a second cousin of actress and comedian Gilda Radner. Ballmer grew up in the affluent community of Farmington Hills, Michigan. Ballmer also lived in Brussels from 1964 to 1967, where he attended the International School of Brussels. In 1973, he attended college prep and engineering classes at Lawrence Technological University. He graduated as valedictorian from Detroit Country Day School, a private college preparatory school in Beverly Hills, Michigan, with a score of 800 on the mathematical section of the SAT and was a National Merit Scholar. He now sits on the school’s board of directors. In 1977, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in applied mathematics and economics.

He was born living in Michigan in the family of an Swiss automobile manager dad and his Jewish mother with Belarusian origin. After their wedding in 1990 He and his spouse Connie Snyder raised three boys.

Steve Ballmer Net Worth

Steve Ballmer is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Ballmer 's net worth $81 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having graduated from Harvard with an undergraduate degree in math applied, the student attended Stanford’s graduate business school, before completing his studies and working for Microsoft.

In a 1999 television show called Pirates of Silicon Valley, Ballmer is played by the actor John DiMaggio, appears as the main role.

His tenure and legacy as Microsoft CEO has received mixed reception, with the company tripling sales and doubling profits, but losing its market dominance and missing out on 21st-century technology trends.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Steve Ballmer Dating?

According to our records, Steve Ballmer married to Connie Snyder. As of December 1, 2023, Steve Ballmer’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1990, Ballmer married Connie Snyder; they have three sons.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Steve Ballmer celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.

In July 2000, Ballmer called the free software Linux kernel “communism” and further claimed that it infringed with Microsoft’s intellectual property. In June 2001 he called Linux a “cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches”. Ballmer used the notion of “viral” licensing terms to express his concern over the fact that the GNU General Public License (GPL) employed by such software requires that all derivative software be under the GPL or a compatible license. In April 2003 he even interrupted his skiing holiday in Switzerland to personally plead with the mayor of Munich not to switch to GNU/Linux. But he did not succeed with this and Munich switched to LiMux, despite his offering a 35% discount at his lobbying visit. Munich has since backtracked on using LiMux; in November 2017, the Munich City Council resolved to reverse the migration and return to Microsoft Windows-based software by 2020.

How did Steve Ballmer get so rich?

The majority of Ballmer’s fortune is derived from a stake in Microsoft , the world’s biggest software maker. The company’s former chief executive officer is assumed to still own about 4% of the company. His stake was last disclosed in Microsoft’s 2014 proxy, when he had 333 million shares.

Are Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates still friends?

In a November 2016 interview, Ballmer said he and Gates have “drifted apart” ever since , saying that they always had a “brotherly relationship” beforehand. He said that his push into the hardware business, specifically smartphones, which Gates did not support, contributed to their relationship breakdown.

Why did Steve Ballmer leave Microsoft?

Ballmer announced last August that he would step down as Microsoft CEO as the software giant continued to struggle to catch up with Google in the online era. His decision meant that for the first time in the company’s 39-year history, someone other than he or Bill Gates was in charge of the company.

How much of Microsoft does Steve Ballmer own?

Ballmer, who was one of the company’s first 30 employees and eventually received succeeded Bill Gates to run it, said he owns more Microsoft shares than anyone except index funds — 333 million shares to be precise, or about 4% of the company.

Who is the richest owner of the NBA?

Steve Ballmer leads the way as the richest team owner for the seventh straight year, with a net worth of $96.5 billion, up $27.5 billion from a year ago.