| Code | DS/UK/10113 |
| Name | Ballmer; Steve (24 March 1956); American businessman, and former CEO of Microsoft |
| Variations of Name | Steven Anthony Ballmer |
| Dates | 24 March 1956 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Beatrice Dvorkin (daughter of Shmuel Dvorkin, Russian Jewish merchant) and Frederic Henry Ballmer (Fritz Hans, Swiss manager at Ford Motor Company)
Second cousin of Gilda Radner (actress)
Spouse of Connie Synder |
| Biography | Steve Ballmer is an American business magnate and investor who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2022, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his personal wealth at around $79.7 billion, making him the tenth-richest person on Earth.
Ballmer was hired by Bill Gates at Microsoft in 1980, and subsequently left the MBA program at Stanford University. He eventually became president in 1998, and replaced Gates as CEO in 2000. |