7 Most Powerful People of 2013
4. Bill Gates
Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Age: 57
Source of Wealth: Microsoft, self-made
Residence: Medina, WA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
Bill Gates is the world’s second-richest man with a net worth of $65 billion and that's after giving away more than $28 billion for social causes. Gates is the former chief executive officer and current chairman of Microsoft. His post-Microsoft mission includes eliminating many infectious and deadly diseases: By his own estimates, that would save life of above 8 million people by 2020. But Gates’ philanthropic endeavors don’t stop there: he continues to persuade his peers to sign the "Giving Pledge," promising to give away half their wealth or more for charitable causes. After getting influenced by him, twenty-three more tycoons signed the Giving Pledge in 2012, pushing the total to 92.
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