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Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. ''Forbes'' magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, and recent estimates put his net worth near... More »
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney. He is currently the largest Disney shareholder and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design while understanding the crucial role... More »
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated charitable foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 and doubled in size by Warren Buffett in 2006. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates,... More »
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American entrepreneur who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates. He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2007 ''Forbes'' ranks him the fifth richest American , worth an estimated $18.0 billion. He is the Chairman of Charter Communications, but he is no longer a shareholder in DreamWorks Animation. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Allen also owns two professional sports teams: The Seattle... More »
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director and producer. Spielberg is a three-time Academy Award winner and the most financially successful filmmaker in cinematic history, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion. As of 2006, ''Premiere'' listed him as the most powerful and influential figure in the motion picture industry. ''TIME'' named him in the '100 Greatest People of the Century'. At the end of the 20th century ''LIFE'' named him the most influential person of his... More »
David Geffen
David Geffen is an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer, philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970 , and Geffen Records in 1980, along with his later role as one of the three founders of Dreamworks SKG in 1994. According to ''Forbes'' magazine, he is a billionaire. More »
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. is a prominent American banker, philanthropist, world statesman, and the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest and only surviving son and grandson, respectively, of the prominent philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and the billionaire oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His five deceased siblings are: Abby, John D. 3rd, Nelson, Laurance and Winthrop. More »
Melinda Gates
Melinda French Gates is a former Microsoft product unit manager of Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Microsoft Encarta, and Microsoft Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, Chairman, and former Chief Software Architect of Microsoft. They have three children, Jennifer Katharine Gates , Rory John Gates and Phoebe Adele Gates . Melinda was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where she was valedictorian of her class at the highly esteemed Ursuline Academy of Dallas. More »
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is an American investor, businessman and philanthropist. Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments, particularly through the company Berkshire Hathaway, of which he is the largest shareholder and CEO. With an estimated current net worth of around US$52 billion, he was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the third-richest person in the world as of April 2007, behind telecom businessman Carlos Slim Helú. In June 2006, he has made a commitment to give away his... More »
Michael Milken
Michael Robert Milken is an American financier who was highly influential in developing the market for junk bonds during the 1970s and 1980s, which in turn fueled the 1980s boom in corporate raids and hostile corporate takeovers. He has been variously labeled as a financial innovator and the epitome of Wall Street greed during the 1980s. He is often still referred to as the "Junk Bond King". His reputation was tarnished by an insider trading investigation which culminated in his... More »
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