Timeline
1956- Steve Ballmer was born in detroit Michigan to an American Jewish mother named Beatrice Dworkin and a Swiss immigrant father named Frederic Henry Ballmer.
1973 - Steve Ballmer net Bill Gates while attending Harvard University
1977 - Steve Ballmer graduated from Harvard University
1977 - Began working at Proctor and Gamble as an assistant product manger
1978 - Steve Balllmer begins attending Standford Business School
1980 - Steve Ballmer drops out of Stanford Business School
1980- Bill Gates recurits Steve Ballmer to work for Microsoft. Ballmer held the company's first non-programming position.
1984 - Begins directing Microsoft work on Windows
1987 - Begins directing Microsoft work on OS/2
1990 - Married Connie Snyder and had three sons
1992 - Ends 11 year relationship with IBM and launches Windows NT
1992 - Promoted to Microsoft's head of Worldwide Sales and Support
1995 - Becomes the 29th richest man in America
1996 - Donated $10 million to Harbard as a jont Gift with Bill Gates
2000 - Officially appointed CEO of Microsoft
2001 - Released Windows XP
2003 - Replaced Microsoft employee stock option program with a stock grant program
2005 - Hired B. Kevin Turner from Wal Mart to be COO
2006 - Lost bid to buy NBA SuperSonics
2006 - Launched Zune to answer Apple iPod
2007 - Released Windows Vista
2009 - Introduced Microsoft's search engine Bing
2011 - Lauches Windows phone with completely new operating system
2011 - Discontinued Zune
2012 - Launched Surface tablet
2013 - Released Windows 8
2013 - Lost bid to buy NBA Sacramento Kings
2014 - Donated approx $60 million to alma mater Harvard University and $50 illin to University of Orgeon with wis wife Connie
2014 - - Stepped down as CEO of Microsoft
2014 - Purchased the NBA Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion
1956- Steve Ballmer was born in detroit Michigan to an American Jewish mother named Beatrice Dworkin and a Swiss immigrant father named Frederic Henry Ballmer.
1973 - Steve Ballmer net Bill Gates while attending Harvard University
1977 - Steve Ballmer graduated from Harvard University
1977 - Began working at Proctor and Gamble as an assistant product manger
1978 - Steve Balllmer begins attending Standford Business School
1980 - Steve Ballmer drops out of Stanford Business School
1980- Bill Gates recurits Steve Ballmer to work for Microsoft. Ballmer held the company's first non-programming position.
1984 - Begins directing Microsoft work on Windows
1987 - Begins directing Microsoft work on OS/2
1990 - Married Connie Snyder and had three sons
1992 - Ends 11 year relationship with IBM and launches Windows NT
1992 - Promoted to Microsoft's head of Worldwide Sales and Support
1995 - Becomes the 29th richest man in America
1996 - Donated $10 million to Harbard as a jont Gift with Bill Gates
2000 - Officially appointed CEO of Microsoft
2001 - Released Windows XP
2003 - Replaced Microsoft employee stock option program with a stock grant program
2005 - Hired B. Kevin Turner from Wal Mart to be COO
2006 - Lost bid to buy NBA SuperSonics
2006 - Launched Zune to answer Apple iPod
2007 - Released Windows Vista
2009 - Introduced Microsoft's search engine Bing
2011 - Lauches Windows phone with completely new operating system
2011 - Discontinued Zune
2012 - Launched Surface tablet
2013 - Released Windows 8
2013 - Lost bid to buy NBA Sacramento Kings
2014 - Donated approx $60 million to alma mater Harvard University and $50 illin to University of Orgeon with wis wife Connie
2014 - - Stepped down as CEO of Microsoft
2014 - Purchased the NBA Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion