Bill Gates

As Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Breakthrough Energy, Bill Gates is a philanthropist and technologist focused on global health equity, pandemic prevention, and clean energy innovation. The co-founder of Microsoft, he attended Lakeside School and Harvard University, and now dedicates his work to solving significant global challenges.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Bill is a voracious reader who regularly shares book recommendations on his blog, GatesNotes. He is an avid, lifelong tennis player and also a passionate pickleball player, a sport he has enjoyed for over 50 years. He also enjoys playing bridge and traveling.

Interesting fact: His family was friends with the inventors of pickleball, and his father installed one of the first courts at their home in the late 1960s.