Steven Ballmer No:26 Billionaire 2009
by saranya[ Edit ] 2010-03-08 15:49:34
Net Worth:$11.0 bil
Fortune:self made
Source:Microsoft
Age:53
Country Of Citizenship:United States
Residence:Hunts Point, Washington
Industry:Software
Education:Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University, Master of Business Administration
Marital Status:married, 3 children
Microsoft chief gave keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show for the first time in January. Discussed opportunities with smartphones and improved connectedness between tech devices. Tried to take over Yahoo for $44.6 billion last February; attempt to compete with Google on search backfired after 6-month slugfest—featuring a nasty Carl Icahn proxy fight—yielded no deal. Worse: Yahoo struck ad deal with Google soon after. Microsoft sales up 18% to $60 billion last year; net profits rose 26%. Shares still sluggish, down 40% in the past six months. Detroit native dropped out of Stanford M.B.A. program to join former Harvard classmate Bill Gates in 1980. Employee No. 30, chief exec since 2000.
