American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft, the major technology company. His leadership of Microsoft matters because the company is one of the world's most influential technology firms, making his role significant in shaping the company's direction and the broader tech industry.
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Steven A. Ballmer is the former Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of software for personal and business computing. Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. Since then, Ballmer’s leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company. He currently is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team. During the past 20 years, Ballmer has headed several Microsoft divisions <a hr
Steven Anthony Ballmer (/ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər; born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who was 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), and a co-founder of the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic investment company.
As of February 2026, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his personal wealth at around $145 billion, making him the thirteenth-richest person in the world, and the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List ranked him as the fourteenth-richest person with a net worth of $130 billion.
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