Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board, to focus on philanthropy

15 Mar 2020

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board, to focus on philanthropy

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board, to focus on philanthropyBill Gates, the co-founder of the technology giant, Microsoft, has stepped down from the company's board to spend more time on his philanthropy(social welfare work).

He said in a LinkedIn post that he wants to “dedicate more time to philanthropic priorities including global health and development, education, and my increasing engagement in tackling climate change”.
 	Mr Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with his high school friend Paul Allen, who passed away in October 2018.
 	His competitive zeal helped create a company that dominates the personal computing industry.
 	In the process, he also amassed a fortune. He is currently the second wealthiest person in the world with US$102 billion, behind only Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Bill Gates began moving away from Microsoft in 2000 to focus more on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the charity organisation that he set up with his wife.

At first, he gave up the chief executive officer (CEO) post to Steve Ballmer, to serve as chief software architect and chairman.
 	In 2008, he stepped down as chief software architect and gave up his day-to-day duties at the company to spend the bulk of his work time at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
 	Then he stepped down as Microsoft’s chairman in 2014, while continuing to be on the company's board of members.

He will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and others at the company.

You can read more about Bill Gates, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, here.

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