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COMPANY

The world's largest software company. Founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Official Website:
http://www.microsoft.com/

Industry:
Software

Ticker:
NASDAQ:MSFT

Corporate headquarters:
Redmond, WA

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Allen
Business
21-Jan-1953   Co-Founder of Microsoft
Steve Ballmer
Business
24-Mar-1956   CEO of Microsoft
Richard E. Belluzzo
Business
c. 1954   CEO of Quantum
Michael W. Brown
Business
c. 1946   CFO of Microsoft, 1994-97
Timothy Y. Chen
Business
c. 1956   Microsoft CEO Greater China Region
Frank Clegg
Business
c. 1955   President of Microsoft Canada, 2000-05
John G. Connors
Business
c. 1959   CFO of Microsoft, 1999-2005
Bill Gates
Business
28-Oct-1955   Co-Founder of Microsoft
Charlotte Guyman
Business
c. 1956   Former GM, MSN Sales
Michael R. Hallman
Business
c. 1944   President and COO of Microsoft, 1990-92
Robert J. Herbold
Business
c. 1942   COO of Microsoft, 1994-2001
Christopher P. Liddell
Business
c. 1957   CFO of Microsoft
Greg Maffei
Business
24-May-1960   CEO of Liberty Media
Michael J. Maples
Business
c. 1942   Co-President of Microsoft, 1992-95
Craig Mundie
Business
c. 1949   CTO of Microsoft
Nathan Myhrvold
Business
3-Aug-1959   CTO of Microsoft, 1996-2000
Ray Ozzie
Computer Programmer
20-Nov-1955   Microsoft Chief Software Architect
Jon A. Shirley
Business
1938   President and COO of Microsoft, 1983-90
Patty Stonesifer
Business
c. 1956   Co-Chair of Gates Foundation
B. Kevin Turner
Business
c. 1965   COO of Microsoft
Maggie Wilderotter
Business
9-Feb-1955   CEO of Citizens Communications

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steve Ballmer
Business
24-Mar-1956   CEO of Microsoft
James I. Cash, Jr.
Educator
c. 1948   Harvard Business School, 1976-2003
Dina Dublon
Business
1953   CFO of JP Morgan Chase, 1998-2004
Bill Gates
Business
28-Oct-1955   Co-Founder of Microsoft
Raymond V. Gilmartin
Business
6-Mar-1941   CEO of Merck, 1994-2005
David F. Marquardt
Business
c. 1951   Venture capital investor
Charles H. Noski
Business
c. 1951   CFO of Northrop Grumman, 2003-05
Helmut Panke
Business
31-Aug-1946   Chairman of BMW, 2002-06
Jon A. Shirley
Business
1938   President and COO of Microsoft, 1983-90

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Allen
Business
21-Jan-1953   Co-Founder of Microsoft
Richard A. Hackborn
Business
c. 1937   Former HP Vice President
Ann Dore McLaughlin
Government
16-Nov-1941   US Secretary of Labor, 1987-89
William G. Reed, Jr.
Business
c. 1939   Simpson Timber Company

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dave Cutler
Computer Programmer
13-Mar-1942   Father of Windows NT
Michael Kinsley
Pundit
9-Mar-1951   Slate founder
Mark Russinovich
Computer Programmer
c. 1966   Microsoft Windows Internals
Charles Simonyi
Computer Programmer
10-Sep-1948   Hungarian notation

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Abrash
Computer Programmer
?   Graphics Programming Black Book
Ed Averett
Computer Programmer
?   Prolific Odyssey 2 game programmer
James Blinn
Computer Programmer
?   3D computer imaging pioneer
Steve Capps
Computer Programmer
?   Apple Newton, SoundEdit
Bruce Chizen
Business
1956   CEO of Adobe, 2000-07
Maria S. Eitel
Business
c. 1963   President of the Nike Foundation
James Fallows
Journalist
2-Aug-1949   Atlantic Monthly
Bob Frankston
Computer Programmer
14-Jun-1949   Programmer of Visicalc
Melinda Gates
Philanthropist
15-Aug-1964   Married to Bill Gates
Rob Glaser
Business
16-Jan-1962   CEO of RealNetworks
Naveen Jain
Business
1959   Founder of InfoSpace
J. D. Lasica
Author
?   Darknet
Steve Maguire
Computer Programmer
?   Writing Solid Code
Scott A. McGregor
Business
c. 1957   CEO of Broadcom
Alexey Pajitnov
Computer Programmer
c. 1956   Helped invent Tetris
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Computer Programmer
14-Nov-1962   Created Final Fantasy videogame series
Bruce Shelley
Computer Programmer
?   Created computer game Age of Empires
Scott Stanzel
Government
15-Jan-1973   Deputy White House Press Secretary

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bruce Bagemihl
Scientist
?   Biological Exuberance
Haley Barbour
Politician
22-Oct-1947   Governor of Mississippi
Greg Bear
Author
20-Aug-1951   Eon
Tim Bray
Computer Programmer
21-Jun-1955   Co-Inventor of XML
Rod Chandler
Politician
13-Jul-1942   Congressman from Washington, 1983-93
Disco D
Music Producer
21-Sep-1980 23-Jan-2007 Ghetto-tech DJ
Joseph E. diGenova
Government
c. 1945   US Attorney, District of Columbia, 1983-88
C. Boyden Gray
Government
6-Feb-1943   Conservative activist, lobbyist
Greg Mankiw
Economist
3-Feb-1958   George W Bush economist
Steve McConnell
Computer Programmer
c. 1963   Author of Code Complete
Lloyd Meeds
Politician
11-Dec-1927 17-Aug-2005 Congressman from Washington, 1965-79
Harriet Miers
Government
10-Aug-1945   White House Counsel, 2005-07
Grover Norquist
Activist
19-Oct-1956   Washington lobbyist, anti-tax crusader
Mark Penn
Government
c. 1954   Hillary Clinton campaign strategist
Ralph Reed
Activist
24-Jun-1961   Former head of the Christian Coalition
Richard L. Schmalensee
Economist
1944   Council of Economic Advisers, 1989-91
Jim Woodring
Cartoonist
11-Oct-1952   Surrealist responsible for Frank

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jennifer Aniston
Actor
11-Feb-1969   Rachel on Friends
Larry Bird
Basketball
7-Dec-1956   Boston Celtics
Tom Brokaw
Journalist
6-Feb-1940   Former anchor, NBC Nightly News
Susan Lucci
Actor
23-Dec-1946   Erica Kane on All My Children
William H. Macy
Actor
13-Mar-1950   Fargo
Demetri Martin
Comic
25-May-1973   Daily Show trend spotter
Matthew Perry
Actor
19-Aug-1969   Chandler on Friends


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