William Henry Gates III (eng. William Henry Gates III; October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington), better known as Bill Gates (eng. Bill Gates) - American entrepreneur and public figure, philanthropist, one of the founders (together with Paul Allen) and former largest shareholder of Microsoft. Until June 2008, he was the head of the company; after leaving office, he remained as its non-executive chairman of the board of directors. He is also co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, member of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway, CEO of Cascade Investment. In the period...