Steve Ballmer Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography
Steve Ballmer Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft 5 in |
Weight | 89 kg |
Date of Birth | March 24, 1956 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Spouse | Connie Snyder |
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who is best known for serving as the chief executive officer of the American multinational technology corporation Microsoft, from 2000 to 2014. On February 4, 2014, he had retired as CEO and was replaced by Satya Nadella. He had remained on Microsoft‘s Board of Directors until August 19, 2014. In May 2014, he had acquired the American professional basketball team Los Angeles Clippers, reportedly pledging USD 2 billion to own the franchise. This was the second-highest bid for a sports franchise in North American sports history, after the USD 2.15 billion sale of the professional baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012.
Born Name
Steven Anthony Ballmer
Nick Name
Ballz
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Residence
Hunts Point, King County, Washington, United States
Nationality
Education
Steve’s family had lived in Brussels, Belgium, from 1964 to 1967, and there, he had attended the International School of Brussels, an English-language international school. In 1973, he had attended college prep and engineering classes at the Lawrence Technological University, a private university in Southfield, Michigan.
He had then graduated as valedictorian from the Detroit Country Day School, a private college preparatory school in Beverly Hills, Michigan, with a score of 800 on the mathematical section of the SAT (a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States). He was also a ‘National Merit Scholar’, a scholarship administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Thereafter, he had joined Harvard College, the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had graduated magna cum laude from there in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in applied mathematics and economics.
After this, he had joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. He had dropped out in 1980 to join Microsoft.
Occupation
Businessman, Investor
Family
- Father – Frederic Henry ‘Fred’ Ballmer aka Fritz Hans Ballmer (Former Manager at the Ford Motor Company)
- Mother – Beatrice Dworkin
- Siblings – Shelly Ballmer (Sister)
- Others – Schlomo ‘Sam’ Dworkin (Maternal Grandfather), Rachel ‘Rose’ Horing (Maternal Grandmother), Gilda Radner (Second Cousin) (Comedian, Actress) (d. May 20, 1989)
Net Worth
In 2022, Steve Ballmer’s net worth was $83 billion according to Forbes.
Build
Average
Height
6 ft 5 in or 195.5 cm
Weight
89 kg or 196 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Steve has dated –
Race / Ethnicity
White
He is of Swiss-German descent on his father’s side and Ashkenazi Jewish (Belarusian, Polish) descent on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Bald
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Towering, burly frame
- Clean-shaven look
- Affable smile
Steve Ballmer Facts
Featured Image by Steve Ballmer / Instagram
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