Directors of Microsoft

William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. According to Forbes, as of February 2026, his net worth stood at US$107.7 billion, making him the 18th-wealthiest individual in the world.

American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft

American entrepreneur and education philanthropist

Canadian-American computer scientist

British businesswoman, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline

American businessman

German businessman

American businessperson, the chief executive officer and president of Wells Fargo (born 1965)

American businessperson and corporate director, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, JP Morgan Chase & Co.