{"id":7631,"date":"2024-03-20T09:39:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebestbiography.com\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2024-03-20T09:39:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:39:35","slug":"steve-ballmer-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebestbiography.com\/steve-ballmer-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Ballmer (Former CEO of Microsoft) Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Ballmer<\/strong>\u00a0(born March 24, 1956,\u00a0Detroit,\u00a0Michigan, U.S.) American businessman who was\u00a0CEO\u00a0of the computer\u00a0software\u00a0company\u00a0Microsoft Corporation\u00a0(2000\u201314).<\/p>

Ballmer graduated from\u00a0Harvard University\u00a0in 1977 with bachelor\u2019s degrees in\u00a0mathematics\u00a0and\u00a0economics. After working for two years at\u00a0consumer\u00a0products company\u00a0Procter & Gamble\u00a0as a product manager, he attended the\u00a0Stanford University\u00a0Graduate School of Business. In 1980 he left school to become a business manager for\u00a0Bill Gates, a friend from\u00a0Harvard\u00a0who had dropped out of school and cofounded Microsoft. Over the next two decades, Ballmer held various posts as Microsoft grew into one of the most powerful and profitable companies in American history. Much of its initial success was due to the dominance of its operating systems\u00a0MS\/DOS\u00a0and\u00a0Windows.<\/p>

In 1998 Ballmer became president of Microsoft, and two years later he became the company\u2019s CEO, after Gates stepped down from that position to become chairman. Under Ballmer\u2019s leadership, Microsoft diversified its focus through new products such as the\u00a0electronic game\u00a0console\u00a0system\u00a0Xbox, first released in 2001, and the Zune family of portable media players introduced in 2006. The Xbox struggled to make consistent profits, however, and the Zune players failed to challenge the market dominance of\u00a0Apple\u2019s\u00a0iPod. Ballmer faced another challenge in 2007, when Microsoft\u2019s\u00a0operating system\u00a0Vista was greeted with mixed reviews.<\/p>

Gates, in order to concentrate on his philanthropic interests, withdrew from daily obligations at Microsoft in 2008, making Ballmer even more prominent as the public face of Microsoft. In 2009 the company expanded into the\u00a0search engine\u00a0market, releasing\u00a0Bing. Later that year Microsoft brokered a deal with\u00a0Internet\u00a0portal site\u00a0Yahoo!\u00a0in which Yahoo! would use Bing for its\u00a0Web site\u00a0and handle premium advertisements for Microsoft\u2019s Web site. In 2011 Ballmer helped arrange the $8.5 billion\u00a0acquisition\u00a0of the Internet communication company\u00a0Skype. It was the largest acquisition in Microsoft\u2019s history and placed the company in competition with Apple\u2019s video chat service FaceTime and\u00a0Google\u2019s Internet communication service Voice. In August 2013 Ballmer announced that he would be stepping down as CEO within a year, and he was succeeded by\u00a0Satya Nadella\u00a0in February 2014. Later that year Ballmer purchased the\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers\u00a0of the\u00a0NBA.<\/p>

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Also Read: Bill Gates (Former CEO of Microsoft) Biography<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Steve Ballmer Biography<\/strong><\/h2>

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Full Name<\/strong>  <\/strong><\/td>Steven Anthony Balmer<\/td><\/tr>
Nickname<\/strong><\/td>Steve Ballmer<\/td><\/tr>
Date of Birth<\/strong><\/td>24th March, 1956<\/td><\/tr>
School<\/strong><\/td>Detroit Country Day School<\/td><\/tr>
Profession<\/strong><\/td>Entrepreneur, Investor, Merchant, Computer scientist<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Steve Ballmer Biodata<\/strong><\/h3>

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Age<\/td>67 years<\/td><\/tr>
Religion<\/td>Judaism<\/td><\/tr>
Sun Sign\/Zodiac Sign<\/td>Aries<\/td><\/tr>
Birth Place<\/td>Detroit, Michigan, United States<\/td><\/tr>
Date of Birth<\/td>24th March, 1956<\/td><\/tr>
Nationality<\/td>American<\/td><\/tr>
Hobbies<\/td>Watching basketball, golf<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Physical Appearance<\/strong><\/h3>

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Height (Approx.)<\/td>6 feet 5 inches<\/td><\/tr>
Weight (Approx.)<\/td>82 kgs<\/td><\/tr>
Extra Ordinary Features<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Race \/ Ethnicity<\/td>White\/ Swiss<\/td><\/tr>
Hair Color<\/td>Grey<\/td><\/tr>
Eye Color<\/td>Blue<\/td><\/tr>
S*xual Orientation<\/td>Straight<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Steve Ballmer Educational Qualification<\/strong><\/h3>

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School<\/td>Detroit Country Day School<\/td><\/tr>
College\/University<\/td>Harvard University,
Stanford Graduate School of business<\/td><\/tr>
Profession<\/td>Entrepreneur, Investor, Merchant, Computer scientist<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Steve Ballmer Family Detail<\/strong><\/h3>

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Mother\u2019s Name<\/td>Beatrice Dworkin<\/td><\/tr>
Father\u2019s Name<\/td>Frederic Henry Ballmer<\/td><\/tr>
Brother<\/td>NA<\/td><\/tr>
Sister<\/td>Shelly Ballmer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Marital Status And More<\/strong><\/h3>

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Wife\/Spouse<\/td>Steve Ballmer With Wife Connie Snyder<\/td><\/tr>
Marital Status<\/td>Married<\/td><\/tr>
Children<\/td>Sam Ballmer,
Aaron Ballmer,
Peter Ballmer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Steve Ballmer Social Media Accounts<\/strong><\/h3>