Bill Gates' Parents: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Bill and Melinda Gates announced this week that they will be getting a divorce after 27 years of marriage. Bill Gates' Relationship With Epstein Deeper Than Originally Reported What are Bill Gatess major accomplishments? On July 27, 1981, Allen and Brock signed a contract selling DOS to Microsoft for $50,000 plus favorable terms on upgrades of the languages. Their three children, Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe, have largely avoided the spotlight and now seem mostly engaged in academic pursuits. He seemed to know what he was doing," Gates Sr. told Forbes. By most accounts, Nishi was the one most strongly in favor of Microsoft getting into the operating system world. Nassar also showered his wife with some birthday love. Like her mother, she often publicly discusses issues of gender equality. Sources reportedly told TMZ on Thursday that "virtually everyone in the family took Melindas side. Bringing up a multibillionaire tech legend is really just a pipe dream, but it goes without saying that we still want our children to be successful. The world's No. Today, Bill Gates is one of the biggest philanthropists in the world. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Mary went to the University of Washington. She graduated from the university in 1950 and started working as a school teacher. Gardner Gates accompanied 65-year-old Bill on a helicopter to New York City after landing in Newark in her stepsons private jet and beamed under a black beanie with a flower-shaped topper. All About Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates' 3 Children - People Bill is also one of the wealthiest people in the world. Bill Gates Arrives In NYC Ahead Of Daughter Jessica's Wedding - Photos Bill Gates, in full William Henry Gates III, (born October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington, U.S.), American computer programmer and entrepreneur who cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the worlds largest personal-computer software company. ), When Microsoft won the job, itdidn't actually have an operating system of its own. Meanwhile, Digital Research Inc. (DRI) had become the leading operating system vendor with its CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers)(Opens in a new window) operating system. In 1975, Governor Dan Evans appointed Mary to serve on the board of regents of the University of Washington. In the mid-1980s, she spearheaded a movement to stop the university from investing in South Africa as a form of protest against South Africas oppressive system of apartheid. Bill Gates founded the software company Microsoft Corporation with his friend Paul Allen. As Gates' Sr. wrote in his book, "There's one lesson I've learned over the years as a father, lawyer, activist and citizen that I hope to convey in these pages. "I'm just trying to run my company!" Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, has a net worth of $110 billion. Spouse/Ex-: William Henry Gates Sr. (m. 1951 - her death. She continued to serve on the board of regents of the university until 1993.