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Steve Ballmer

Ellen Hwang, Sec 101. Steve Ballmer. Background. Born in Detroit, Michigan-- March 24, 1956 Detroit County Day School Managed school’s basketball team Valedictorian Graduated from Harvard University Met future business partner B.S.A. in Mathematics & Economics Managed football team

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Steve Ballmer

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  1. Ellen Hwang, Sec 101 Steve Ballmer

  2. Background • Born in Detroit, Michigan-- March 24, 1956 • Detroit County Day School • Managed school’s basketball team • Valedictorian • Graduated from Harvard University • Met future business partner • B.S.A. in Mathematics & Economics • Managed football team • Harvard Crimson Newspaper • Advertisement • University Literary Magazine

  3. Background (cont.) • Stanford University • Graduate School of Business • Proctor & Gamble Co. • Assistant product manager Earth to Microsoft:“I LOVE this COMPANY!”

  4. Who is Steve Ballmer? • “The fifth [computing] revolution is about more than personal empowerment and social interaction; we literally will get the tools to help us better understand and address global issues that affect billions of people, including education, healthcare, science, and environmental change.” -S.Ballmer,CeBIT, March 3, 2008

  5. Dream Team TheStructure The Brain Microsoft Corporations

  6. He’s movin’ on up!

  7. Leadership, Vision, & Spirit • Famous for his leadership and passion for the company: • Watch Company Assembly • Transformed the meaning of leadership • Attitude towards company • Redefined the meaning of “employee”

  8. Wise Words • “We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.” • “I like to tell people that all of our products and business will go through three phases. There's vision, patience, and execution.”

  9. Works Cited • "Steve Ballmer Biography - Microsoft CEO." Woopidoo Business Success - Motivational Business Quotes. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/steve-ballmer/index.htm>. • "Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer." Microsoft Corporation. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/?tab=recentNews>. • "YouTube - Steve Ballmer Going CRAZY!!!" YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04FOUQpnGsc&feature=related>.

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