Bill Gates

Bill Gates. Starting with Microsoft, where I had monomaniacal focus, giving up weekends and vacation wasn't some big sacrifice. I loved it. The idea that everybody would use a computer was somewhat ridiculed, so it was kind of fun saying, no, no, this is really going to be mainstream.

Bill Gates. Starting with Microsoft, where I had monomaniacal focus, giving up weekends and vacation wasn't some big sacrifice. I loved it. The idea that everybody would use a computer was somewhat ridiculed, so it was kind of fun saying, no, no, this is really going to be mainstream.

He said we were the General Motors and he was Mercedes. Social networking, we're still arguing about what the policy should be. Algorithms reward outrageous things, even if they're not at all factual. I've always underestimated how incredible my father was. He would say, hey, I'm sorry I worked so hard. And I'd say, no, no, that was fine. I feel lucky that he lived as long as he did.

He said we were the General Motors and he was Mercedes. Social networking, we're still arguing about what the policy should be. Algorithms reward outrageous things, even if they're not at all factual. I've always underestimated how incredible my father was. He would say, hey, I'm sorry I worked so hard. And I'd say, no, no, that was fine. I feel lucky that he lived as long as he did.

It brings tears to my eyes because he was...

It brings tears to my eyes because he was...

The idea that everybody would use a computer was somewhat ridiculed. So it was kind of fun to be part of a movement saying, no, no, this is really going to be mainstream. We're going to make them cheaper and better. And the fact that I was lucky enough through my experience to be in on that secret

The idea that everybody would use a computer was somewhat ridiculed. So it was kind of fun to be part of a movement saying, no, no, this is really going to be mainstream. We're going to make them cheaper and better. And the fact that I was lucky enough through my experience to be in on that secret

And to get to kind of lead the way, seeing that software would be the missing piece, I couldn't have been more lucky. And now that's given me a lot of resources to give back.

And to get to kind of lead the way, seeing that software would be the missing piece, I couldn't have been more lucky. And now that's given me a lot of resources to give back.

Well, my whole career has been about innovation, whether it's Microsoft with software and now all this incredible AI advance. I do work on climate, which we're trying to come up with innovation that can make clean products cost easier. as little as the dirty products so we can get them out there.

Well, my whole career has been about innovation, whether it's Microsoft with software and now all this incredible AI advance. I do work on climate, which we're trying to come up with innovation that can make clean products cost easier. as little as the dirty products so we can get them out there.

And then my full-time work is the Gates Foundation, where we're always coming up with new vaccines, new drugs. We're even trying to come up with a way to cure HIV so you don't have to keep taking the medicine there. And I'd say the current work to understand why kids get malnourished is the thing I'm most excited about.

And then my full-time work is the Gates Foundation, where we're always coming up with new vaccines, new drugs. We're even trying to come up with a way to cure HIV so you don't have to keep taking the medicine there. And I'd say the current work to understand why kids get malnourished is the thing I'm most excited about.

40% of kids in Africa don't develop their body or their brain and understanding, okay, what is it? They're getting enough calories, but there's something about that mix that You know, they never achieve their potential, either for themselves individually or for the country that they're part of.

40% of kids in Africa don't develop their body or their brain and understanding, okay, what is it? They're getting enough calories, but there's something about that mix that You know, they never achieve their potential, either for themselves individually or for the country that they're part of.

So I've gotten to be—there's so many cool innovations, and the pace of all of that is going faster today than ever in my lifetime. So it's a real privilege to work with innovators and back some of them on things like malaria or malnutrition, which the market— doesn't get resources to do that work. And that's where philanthropy can make a very dramatic difference.

So I've gotten to be—there's so many cool innovations, and the pace of all of that is going faster today than ever in my lifetime. So it's a real privilege to work with innovators and back some of them on things like malaria or malnutrition, which the market— doesn't get resources to do that work. And that's where philanthropy can make a very dramatic difference.

I take a lot of vacations near beaches and I enjoy whoever I'm with, getting two or three hours walking on the beach. That's a great way to get updates from my kids and have them share what they're doing. I will say the forest hiking that I did as a child up in the Seattle area, it's called the Olympic Peninsula there. There's just unbelievable hikes.

I take a lot of vacations near beaches and I enjoy whoever I'm with, getting two or three hours walking on the beach. That's a great way to get updates from my kids and have them share what they're doing. I will say the forest hiking that I did as a child up in the Seattle area, it's called the Olympic Peninsula there. There's just unbelievable hikes.