Steve Ballmer - Wikipedia

Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. SteveBallmer FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanbusinessmanandinvestor SteveBallmerBallmerin2014BornStevenAnthonyBallmer(1956-03-24)March24,1956(age 65)Detroit,Michigan,U.S.EducationHarvardUniversityOccupationInvestor&businessmanKnown forFormerCEOofMicrosoftSpouse(s)ConnieSnyder​(m. 1990)​Children3 StevenAnthonyBallmer(/ˈbɔːlmər/;March24,1956)[1]isanAmericanbusinessmanandinvestorwhoservedasthechiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftfrom2000to2014.[1]HeisthecurrentowneroftheLosAngelesClippersoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA).AsofDecember2021,BloombergBillionairesIndexestimateshispersonalwealthat$114.7billion,makinghimtheseventhrichestpersononEarth.[2] BallmerwashiredbyBillGatesatMicrosoftin1980,andsubsequentlylefttheMBAprogramatStanfordUniversity.Heeventuallybecamepresidentin1998,andreplacedGatesasCEOonJanuary13,2000.[3][4]OnFebruary4,2014,BallmerretiredasCEOandwasreplacedbySatyaNadella;BallmerremainedonMicrosoft'sBoardofDirectorsuntilAugust19,2014,whenhelefttoprepareforteachinganewclass.[5][6] HistenureandlegacyasMicrosoftCEOhasreceivedmixedreception,withthecompanytriplingsalesanddoublingprofits,butlosingitsmarketdominanceandmissingouton21st-centurytechnologytrendssuchastheascendanceofsmartphonesintheformofiPhoneandAndroid.[7][8][9] Contents 1Earlylifeandeducation 2HistorywithMicrosoft 2.1ChiefExecutiveOfficer(2000–2014) 2.2Publicimage 2.3RelationshipwithBillGates 2.4Retirement 3Otherpositions 4Oncompetingcompaniesandsoftware 4.1Apple 4.2Freeandopensourcesoftware 4.3Google 5Sports 6Wealth 7Philanthropy 8USAFacts 9Personallife 10References 11Externallinks Earlylifeandeducation[edit] BallmerwasborninDetroit,Michigan;heisthesonofBeatriceDworkinandFredericHenryBallmer(FritzHansBallmer),[10]amanagerattheFordMotorCompany.[11]HisfatherwasaSwissimmigrantwhopredictedthathisson,ateightyearsold,wouldattendHarvard.HismotherwasBelarusianJewish.[12][13]Throughhismother,BallmerisasecondcousinofactressandcomedianGildaRadner.[14]BallmergrewupintheaffluentcommunityofFarmingtonHills,Michigan.BallmeralsolivedinBrusselsfrom1964to1967,whereheattendedtheInternationalSchoolofBrussels.[15] In1973,heattendedcollegeprepandengineeringclassesatLawrenceTechnologicalUniversity.HegraduatedasvaledictorianfromDetroitCountryDaySchool,aprivatecollegepreparatoryschoolinBeverlyHills,Michigan,withascoreof800onthemathematicalsectionoftheSAT[16][17]andwasaNationalMeritScholar.[18]Heformerlysatontheschool'sboardofdirectors.In1977,hegraduatedmagnacumlaudefromHarvardUniversitywithaBachelorofArtsinappliedmathematicsandeconomics.[19][20] Atcollege,BallmerwasamanagerfortheHarvardCrimsonfootballteamandamemberoftheFoxClub,workedonTheHarvardCrimsonnewspaperaswellastheHarvardAdvocate,andliveddownthehallfromfellowsophomoreBillGates.HescoredhighlyintheWilliamLowellPutnamMathematicalCompetition,anexamsponsoredbytheMathematicalAssociationofAmerica,scoringhigherthanBillGates.[21]HethenworkedasanassistantproductmanageratProcter&Gamblefortwoyears,wherehesharedanofficewithJeffImmelt,wholaterbecameCEOofGeneralElectric.[22]AfterbrieflytryingtowritescreenplaysinHollywood,[13]in1980BallmerdroppedoutoftheStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinesstojoinMicrosoft.[23] HistorywithMicrosoft[edit] BallmerjoinedMicrosoftonJune11,1980,andbecameMicrosoft's30themployee,thefirstbusinessmanagerhiredbyGates.[24] Ballmerwasofferedasalaryof$50,000aswellas5-10%ofthecompany.[13]WhenMicrosoftwasincorporatedin1981,Ballmerowned8%ofthecompany.In2003,Ballmersold39.3millionMicrosoftsharesequatingtoapproximately$955million,therebyreducinghisownershipto4%.[25]Thesameyear,hereplacedMicrosoft'semployeestockoptionsprogram.[26] Inthe20yearsfollowinghishire,BallmerheadedseveralMicrosoftdivisions,includingoperations,operatingsystemsdevelopment,andsalesandsupport.FromFebruary1992onwards,hewasExecutiveVicePresident,Sales,andSupport.BallmerledMicrosoft'sdevelopmentofthe.NETFramework.BallmerwasthenpromotedtoPresidentofMicrosoft,atitlethatheheldfromJuly1998toFebruary2001,makinghimthedefactonumbertwointhecompanytothechairmanandCEO,BillGates.[27] ChiefExecutiveOfficer(2000–2014)[edit] BallmeratMobileWorldCongress2010 OnJanuary13,2000,Ballmerwasofficiallynamedthechiefexecutiveofficer.[3][4]AsCEO,Ballmerhandledcompanyfinancesanddailyoperations,butGatesremainedchairmanoftheboardandstillretainedcontrolofthe"technologicalvision"aschiefsoftwarearchitect.[28]Gatesrelinquishedday-to-dayactivitieswhenhesteppeddownaschiefsoftwarearchitectin2006,whilestayingonaschairman,andthatgaveBallmertheautonomyneededtomakemajormanagementchangesatMicrosoft.[29] WhenBallmertookoverasCEO,thecompanywasfightinganantitrustlawsuitbroughtonbytheU.S.governmentand20states,plusclass-actionlawsuitsandcomplaintsfromrivalcompanies.WhileitwassaidthatGateswouldhavecontinuedfightingthesuit,Ballmermadeithisprioritytosettlethesesaying:"Beingtheobjectofalawsuit,effectively,oracomplaintfromyourgovernmentisaveryawkward,uncomfortablepositiontobein.Itjusthasalldownside.Peopleassumeifthegovernmentbroughtacomplaintthatthere'sreallyaproblem,andyourabilitytosaywe'reagood,proper,moralplaceistough.It'sactuallytough,eventhoughyoufeelthatwayaboutyourselves."[30] UponbecomingCEO,Ballmerrequireddetailedbusinessjustificationinordertoapproveofnewproducts,ratherthanallowinghundredsofproductsthatsoundedpotentiallyinterestingortrendy.In2005,herecruitedB.KevinTurnerfromWalmart,whowasthePresidentandCEOofSam'sClub,tobecomeMicrosoft'sChiefOperatingOfficer.[31]TurnerwashiredatMicrosofttoleadthecompany'ssales,marketingandservicesgroupandtoinstillmoreprocessanddisciplineinthecompany'soperationsandsalesforce.[32] SinceBillGates'retirement,Ballmeroversawa"dramaticshiftawayfromthecompany'sPC-firstheritage",replacingmostmajordivisionheadsinordertobreakdownthe"talent-hoardingfiefdoms",andBusinessweeksaidthatthecompany"arguablynowhasthebestproductlineupinitshistory".BallmerwasinstrumentalindrivingMicrosoft'sconnectedcomputingstrategy,withacquisitionssuchasSkype.[29] UnderBallmer'stenureasCEO,Microsoft'ssharepricestagnated.[33]ThelacklusterstockperformanceoccurreddespiteMicrosoft'sfinancialsuccessatthattime.Thecompany'sannualrevenuesurgedfrom$25 billionto$70 billion,whileitsnetincomeincreased215%to$23 billion,anditsgrossprofitof75centsoneverydollarinsalesisdoublethatofGoogleorIBM.[34]Intermsofleadingthecompany'stotalannualprofitgrowth,Ballmer'stenureatMicrosoft(16.4%)surpassedtheperformancesofotherwell-knownCEOssuchasGeneralElectric'sJackWelch(11.2%)andIBM'sLouisV.GerstnerJr.(2%).[29]ThesegainscamefromtheexistingWindowsandOfficefranchises,withBallmermaintainingtheirprofitability,fendingoffthreatsfromcompetitorssuchasLinuxandotheropen-sourceoperatingsystemsandGoogleDocs.[35]Ballmeralsobuilthalfadozennewbusinesses,[34]suchasthedatacentersdivisionandtheXboxentertainmentanddevicesdivision($8.9 billion),[36](whichhaspreventedtheSonyPlayStationandothergamingconsolesfromunderminingWindows),[37]andoversawtheacquisitionofSkype.Ballmeralsoconstructedthecompany's$20 billionEnterpriseBusiness,consistingofnewproductsandservicessuchasExchange,WindowsServer,SQLServer,SharePoint,SystemCenter,andDynamicsCRM,eachofwhichinitiallyfacedanuphillbattleforacceptancebuthaveemergedasleadingordominantineachcategory.[37]Thisdiversifiedproductmixhelpedtooffsetthecompany'srelianceonPCsandmobilecomputingdevicesasthecompanyenteredthePost-PCera;inreportingquarterlyresultsduringApril2013,whileWindowsPhone8andWindows8hadnotmanagedtoincreasetheirmarketshareabovesingledigits,thecompanyincreaseditsprofit19%overthepreviousquarterin2012,astheMicrosoftBusinessDivision(includingOffice365)andServerandToolsdivision(cloudservices)areeachlargerthantheWindowsdivision.[38][34] Ballmerattractedcriticismforfailingtocapitalizeonseveralnewconsumertechnologies,forcingMicrosofttoplaycatch-upintheareasoftabletcomputing,smartphonesandmusicplayerswithmixedresults.[29][34]UnderBallmer'swatch,"Inmanycases,Microsoftlatchedontotechnologieslikesmartphones,touchscreens,'smart'carsandwristwatchesthatreadsportsscoresaloudlongbeforeAppleorGoogledid.Butitrepeatedlykilledpromisingprojectsiftheythreateneditscashcows[WindowsandOffice]."[34]BallmerwasevennamedoneoftheworstCEOsof2013bytheBBC.[39]Asaresultofthesemanycriticisms,inMay2012,hedgefundmanagerDavidEinhorncalledonBallmertostepdownasCEOofMicrosoft."HiscontinuedpresenceisthebiggestoverhangonMicrosoft'sstock,"EinhornsaidinreferencetoBallmer.[40]InaMay2012columninForbesmagazine,AdamHartungdescribedBallmeras"theworstCEOofalargepubliclytradedAmericancompany",sayinghehad"steeredMicrosoftoutofsomeofthefastestgrowingandmostlucrativetechmarkets(mobilemusic,headsetsandtablets)".[41] In2009,andforthefirsttimesinceBillGatesresignedfromday-to-daymanagementatMicrosoft,BallmerdeliveredtheopeningkeynoteatCES.[42] BallmeratMIXin2008 Aspartofhisplanstoexpandonhardware,onJune19,2012,BallmerrevealedMicrosoft'sfirstevercomputerdevice,atabletcalledMicrosoftSurfaceataneventheldinHollywood,LosAngeles.[43]Hefollowedthisbyannouncingthecompany'spurchaseofNokia'smobilephonedivisioninSeptember2013,[44]hislastmajoracquisitionforMicrosoftasCEO. OnAugust23,2013,MicrosoftannouncedthatBallmerwouldretirewithinthenext12months.AspecialcommitteethatincludedBillGateswoulddecideonthenextCEO.[45] TherewasalistofpotentialsuccessorstoBallmerasMicrosoftCEO,butallhaddepartedthecompany:JimAllchin,BradSilverberg,PaulMaritz,NathanMyhrvold,GregMaffei,PeteHiggins,JeffRaikes,J.Allard,RobbieBach,BillVeghte,RayOzzie,BobMugliaandStevenSinofsky.[46][47]B.KevinTurner,Microsoft'sChiefOperatingOfficer(COO),wasconsideredbysometobeadefactonumbertwotoBallmer,withTurnerhavingastronggraspofbusinessandoperationsbutlackingtechnologicalvision.[48]OnFebruary4,2014,SatyaNadellasucceededBallmerasCEO.[6] Publicimage[edit] AlthoughasachildhewassoshythathewouldhyperventilatebeforeHebrewschool,[13]Ballmerisknownforhisenergeticandexuberantpersonality,whichismeanttomotivateemployeesandpartners,[49]shoutingsomuchthatheneededsurgeryonhisvocalcords.[13] Ballmer'sflamboyantstageappearancesatMicrosofteventsarewidelycirculatedontheInternetasviralvideos.[50][51][52]Oneofhisearliestknownviralvideoswasaparodyvideo,producedforMicrosoftemployeesin1986,promotingWindows1.0inthestyleofaCrazyEddiecommercial.[53][54]BallmerandBrianValentinerepeatedthisinaspoofpromotionofWindowsXPlateron.[55] AwidelycirculatedvideowashisentranceonstageatMicrosoft's25thanniversaryeventinSeptember2000,[56]whereBallmerjumpedacrossthestageandshouted"Ilovethiscompany!"[57][58]Anotherwell-knownviralvideowasonecapturedataWindows2000developers'conference,featuringaperspiringBallmerchantingtheword"developers".[59][60] RelationshipwithBillGates[edit] BallmerwasGates'bestmanathisweddingtoMelindaFrench,andthetwomendescribedtheirrelationshipasamarriage.TheyweresocloseforyearsthatanotherMicrosoftexecutivedescribeditasamindmeld.Combativedebates—apartofMicrosoft'scorporateculture—thatmanyobserversbelievedwerepersonalargumentsoccurredwithintherelationship;whileGateswasgladin2000thatBallmerwaswillingtobecomeCEOsohecouldfocusontechnology,[13]theWallStreetJournalreportedthattherewastensionsurroundingthetransitionofauthority.Thingsbecamesobitterthat,ononeoccasion,GatesstormedoutofameetingafterashoutingmatchinwhichBallmerjumpedtothedefenseofseveralcolleagues,accordingtoanindividualpresentatthetime.Aftertheexchange,Ballmerseemed"remorseful",thepersonsaid.OnceGatesleaves,"I'mnotgoingtoneedhimforanything.That'stheprinciple",Ballmersaid."Usehim,yes,needhim,no".[61] InOctober2014,afewmonthsafterBallmerlefthispostatMicrosoft,aVanityFairprofilestatedthatBallmerandGatesnolongertalktoeachotherduetoanimosityoverBallmer'sresignation.[62]InaNovember2016interview,BallmersaidheandGateshave"driftedapart"eversince,sayingthattheyalwayshada"brotherlyrelationship"beforehand.[63]Hesaidthathispushintothehardwarebusiness,specificallysmartphones,whichGatesdidnotsupport,contributedtotheirrelationshipbreakdown.[64] Retirement[edit] Aftersayingin2008thatheintendedtoremainCEOforanotherdecade,Ballmerannouncedhisretirementin2013,afterlosingbillionsofdollarsinacquisitionsandontheSurfacetablet.Microsoft'sstockpricereboundedonthenews.[65] BallmersaysthatheregrettedthelackoffocusonWindowsMobileintheearly2000s,leavingMicrosoftadistantthirdinthecurrentsmartphonemarket.[66]Moreover,heattributedthesuccessoftheexpensively-pricediPhonestocarriersubsidies.[67]Hewentontosay,PeopleliketopointtothisquotewhereIsaidiPhoneswillneversell,becausethepriceat$600or$700wastoohigh.AndtherewasabusinessmodelinnovationbyAppletogetitessentiallybuiltintothemonthlycellphonebill.HecalledtheacquisitionofthemobilephonedivisionofNokiaashis"toughestdecision"duringhistenure,asitwasoverseeingthechangingprofileofMicrosoftasitwasexpandingonhardware.[68] BallmerhostedhislastcompanymeetinginSeptember2013,[69]andsteppeddownfromthecompany'sboardofdirectors,inAugust2014.[70] OnDecember24,2014,theSeattleTimesreportedthattheIRSsuedBallmer,CraigMundie,JeffRaikes,JimAllchin,OrlandoAyalaandDavidGuentherinanefforttocompelthemtotestifyinMicrosoft'scorporatetaxaudit.TheIRShasbeenlookingintohowMicrosoftandothercompaniesdealwithtransferpricing.[71] Otherpositions[edit] BallmerservedasdirectorofAccentureLtd.andageneralpartnerofAccentureSCAfrom2001to2006.[72] Oncompetingcompaniesandsoftware[edit] Apple[edit] In2007,Ballmersaid"There'snochancethatthe[Apple]iPhoneisgoingtogetanysignificantmarketshare.Nochance."[73] SpeakingataconferenceinNYCin2009,BallmercriticizedApple'spricing,saying,"NowIthinkthetidehasturnedbacktheotherdirection(againstApple).Theeconomyishelpful.Payinganextra$500foracomputerinthisenvironment—samepieceofhardware—paying$500moretogetalogoonit?Ithinkthat'samorechallengingpropositionfortheaveragepersonthanitusedtobe."[74] In2015,BallmercalledMicrosoft'sdecisiontoinvestinAppletosaveitfrombankruptcyin1997asthe"craziestthingweeverdid."By2015,Applewastheworld'smostvaluablecompany.[75] In2016,BallmerdidaninterviewwithBloombergwhereBallmeraddedcontexttohisiPhonestatement,saying"Peopleliketopointtothisquote...butthereasonIsaidthatwasthepriceof$600-$700wastoohigh,"hesayshedidnotrealizethebusinessmodelinnovationthatApplewasgoingtodeploy,usingthecarrierstosubsidizethephonesbybuildingthecostintothecustomer'smonthlybill.[76] Freeandopensourcesoftware[edit] Mainarticle:Microsoftandopensource InJuly2000,BallmercalledthefreesoftwareLinuxkernel"communism"[77]andfurtherclaimedthatitinfringedwithMicrosoft'sintellectualproperty.[78]InJune2001hecalledLinuxa"cancerthatattachesitselfinanintellectualpropertysensetoeverythingittouches".[79]Ballmerusedthenotionof"viral"licensingtermstoexpresshisconcernoverthefactthattheGNUGeneralPublicLicense(GPL)employedbysuchsoftwarerequiresthatallderivativesoftwarebeundertheGPLoracompatiblelicense.InApril2003heeveninterruptedhisskiingholidayinSwitzerlandtopersonallypleadwiththemayorofMunichnottoswitchtoLinux.[80]ButhedidnotsucceedwiththisandMunichswitchedtoLiMux,despitehisofferinga35%discountathislobbyingvisit.[81] InMarch2016,BallmerchangedhisstanceonLinux,sayingthathesupportshissuccessorSatyaNadella'sopensourcecommitments.Hemaintainedthathiscommentsin2001wererightatthetimebutthattimeshavechanged.[82][83] Google[edit] In2005,MicrosoftsuedGoogleforhiringoneofitspreviousvicepresidents,Kai-FuLee,claimingitwasinviolationofhisone-yearnon-competeclauseinhiscontract.MarkLucovsky,wholeftforGooglein2004,allegedinaswornstatementtoaWashingtonstatecourtthatBallmerbecameenrageduponhearingthatLucovskywasabouttoleaveMicrosoftforGoogle,pickeduphischair,andthrewitacrosshisoffice,andthat,referringtothenGoogleExecutiveChairmanEricSchmidt(whohadpreviouslyworkedforcompetitorsSunandNovell),Ballmervowedto"killGoogle."[84]Lucovskyreports:[85] AtsomepointintheconversationMr.Ballmersaid:"Justtellmeit'snotGoogle."ItoldhimitwasGoogle.Atthatpoint,Mr.Ballmerpickedupachairandthrewitacrosstheroomhittingatableinhisoffice.Mr.Ballmerthensaid:"FuckingEricSchmidtisafuckingpussy.I'mgoingtofuckingburythatguy,Ihavedoneitbefore,andIwilldoitagain.I'mgoingtofuckingkillGoogle."[86] BallmerthenresumedattemptingtopersuadeLucovskytostayatMicrosoft.BallmerhasdescribedLucovsky'saccountoftheincidentasa"grossexaggerationofwhatactuallytookplace".[84] Duringthe2011Web2.0SummitinSanFrancisco,hesaid:"Youdon'tneedtobeacomputerscientisttouseaWindowsPhoneandyoudotouseanAndroidphone ...ItishardformetobeexcitedabouttheAndroidphones."[87][88] In2013,BallmersaidthatGooglewasa"monopoly"thatshouldbepressuredfrommarketcompetitionauthorities.[89] Sports[edit] OnMarch6,2008,SeattlemayorGregNickelsannouncedthatalocalownershipgroupinvolvingBallmermadea"game-changing"commitmenttoinvest$150 millionincashtowardaproposed$300 millionrenovationofKeyArenaandwerereadytopurchasetheSeattleSuperSonicsfromtheProfessionalBasketballClubLLCinordertokeeptheteaminSeattle.However,thisinitiativefailed,andtheSuperSonicsrelocatedtoOklahomaCity,Oklahoma,wheretheynowplayastheOklahomaCityThunder.[90] InJune2012,BallmerwasaninvestorinChrisR.Hansen'sproposaltobuildanewarenaintheSoDoneighborhoodofSeattleandbringtheSuperSonicsbacktoSeattle.[91]OnJanuary9,2013,BallmerandHansenledagroupofinvestorsinanattempttopurchasetheSacramentoKingsfromtheMalooffamilyandrelocatethemtoSeattleforanestimated$650 million.However,thisattemptalsofellthrough.[92] FollowingtheDonaldSterlingscandalinMay2014,BallmerwasthehighestbidderinanattempttopurchasetheLosAngelesClippersforareportedpriceof$2 billion,whichisthesecondhighestbidforasportsfranchiseinNorthAmericansportshistory(afterthe$2.15 billionsaleoftheLosAngelesDodgersin2012).AfteraCaliforniacourtconfirmedtheauthorityofShellySterlingtoselltheteam,itwasofficiallyannouncedonAugust12,2014,thatBallmerwouldbecometheLosAngelesClippersowner.[93] OnSeptember25,2014,BallmersaidhewouldbartheteamfromusingAppleproductssuchasiPads,andreplacethemwithMicrosoftproducts.[94]IthasbeenreportedthathehadpreviouslyalsobarredhisfamilyfromusingiPhones.[95] InMarch2020,BallmeragreedtobuyTheForuminInglewood,California.[96]ThepurchasewouldallowhimtobuildtheIntuitDomeinthenearbyareasinceplansforanewClippers'arenawereopposedbytheformerownersofTheForum.[96] InasurveyconductedbyTheAthleticinDecember2020,Ballmerwasvotedthebestownerinbasketball.[97] Wealth[edit] BallmerwasthesecondpersonafterRobertoGoizuetatobecomeabillionaireinU.S.dollarsbasedonstockoptionsreceivedasanemployeeofacorporationinwhichhewasneitherafoundernorarelativeofafounder.[citationneeded]AsofNovember2021,BloombergBillionairesIndexestimateshispersonalwealthat$117billion,[98]rankinghimasthe8thrichestpersonintheworld.[98] Philanthropy[edit] OnNovember12,2014,itwasannouncedthatBallmerandhiswifeConniedonated$50 milliontotheUniversityofOregon.ConnieBallmerisaUniversityofOregonalumnaandpreviouslyservedontheinstitution'sboardoftrustees.Thefundswillgotowardstheuniversity's$2 billionfundraisingeffort,andwillfocustowardsscholarships,publichealthresearchandadvocacy,andexternalbranding/communications.[99] OnNovember13,2014,itwasannouncedthatBallmerwouldprovideagift,estimatedat$60million,toHarvardUniversity'scomputersciencedepartment.Thegiftwouldallowthedepartmenttohirenewfaculty,andhopefullyincreasethenationalstatureoftheprogram.[100]Ballmerpreviouslydonated$10milliontothesamedepartmentin1994,inajoint-giftwithBillGates.[101] BallmerservesontheWorldChairman'sCounciloftheJewishNationalFund,whichmeanshehasdonatedUS$1millionormoretotheJNF.[102] USAFacts[edit] 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