Co-Founder of Ballmer Group, Former CEO Microsoft; Chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers
Steve Ballmer Biography
Steve Ballmer is the Co-Founder of Ballmer Group, which supports efforts to improve economic mobility for children and families in the United States who are disproportionately likely to remain in poverty. Ballmer Group directs its philanthropy to help ensure that a person thrives through a healthy birth and stable family, a safe childhood and adolescence, a good education, and a career that can support a family.
He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which during his tenure grew to almost $80 billion in revenue and was the third most profitable company in the United States. He is also the chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team.
Steve also leads USAFacts, a not-for-profit project seeking to ground our public debates in fact and improve transparency in government spending, taxes raised, trends, and outcomes achieved, much like corporations do through their 10-K reports. He has taught at Stanford University on this topic as well as on business leadership.
He grew up near Detroit, where his father worked as a manager at Ford Motor Company. Steve earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard University. Steve and his wife Connie have three sons and reside in Bellevue, WA.
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Steve Ballmer Videos
CS50 Lecture by Steve Ballmer - YouTube
Microsoft's own Steve Ballmer '77 joins CS50 for a guest lecture on his time at Harvard and Microsoft and takes questions from students.
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Steve Ballmer is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Steve Ballmer for your event is $100,000 - $200,000. Steve Ballmer generally travels from Bellevue, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mark Cuban, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Cynthia Marshall, Mark Zuckerberg and Daymond John. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Steve Ballmer for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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