Chaiinan,

WiIIian (iII) H. Calos is chaiinan of Miciosofl

Coipoialion, lho voiIdvido Ioadoi in soflvaio,
soivicos and soIulions lhal hoIp poopIo and
lusinossos ioaIizo lhoii fuII polonliaI.
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oin on Ocl. 28, 1955, Calos giov up in SoallIo
vilh his lvo sislois. Thoii falhoi, WiIIian H.
Calos II, is a SoallIo alloinoy. Thoii Ialo nolhoi,
Maiy Calos, vas a schooIloachoi, Univoisily of
Washinglon iogonl, and chaiivonan of Unilod
Way InloinalionaI
Calos allondod pulIic oIononlaiy schooI and
lho piivalo Lakosido SchooI. Thoio, ho
discovoiod his inloiosl in soflvaio and logan
piogianning conpulois al ago 13.
In 1973, Calos onloiod Haivaid Univoisily as a
fioshnan, vhoio ho Iivod dovn lho haII fion
Slovo aIInoi, nov Miciosofl's chiof oxoculivo
officoi. WhiIo al Haivaid, Calos dovoIopod a
voision of lho piogianning Ianguago ASIC
foi lho fiisl nicioconpuloi - lho MITS AIlaii
In 1999, Calos violo usinoss lho Spood of
Thoughl, a look lhal shovs hov conpuloi
lochnoIogy can soIvo lusinoss piolIons in
fundanonlaIIy nov vays. Tho look vas
pulIishod in 25 Ianguagos and is avaiIalIo in
noio lhan 6O counliios
Calos has donalod lho piocoods of lolh looks
lo non-piofil oiganizalions lhal suppoil lho uso
of lochnoIogy in oducalion and skiIIs
dovoIopnonl. Ho is aIso a nonloi of lho loaid
of diioclois of oikshiio Halhavay Inc., vhich
invosls in conpanios ongagod in divoiso
lusinoss aclivilios.
Calos vas naiiiod on }an. 1, 1994, lo MoIinda
Iionch Calos. Thoy havo lhioo chiIdion. Calos
is an avid ioadoi, and onjoys pIaying goIf.
IhiIanlhiopy is aIso inpoilanl lo Calos. Ho
and his vifo, MoIinda, havo ondovod a
foundalion.Tho iII and MoIinda Calos
Ioundalion has connillod noio lhan $3.6
liIIion lo oiganizalions voiking in gIolaI
hoaIlh.
In 1975 lho conpany Micio-sofl vas foinod, vhich
vas an alliovialion of nicioconpuloi soflvaio. Il
soon locano sinpIy "Miciosofl" and vonl on lo
conpIoloIy chango lho vay poopIo uso conpulois.
Miciosofl hoIpod lo nako lho conpuloi oasioi lo uso
vilh ils dovoIopod and puichasod soflvaio, and nado
il a connoiciaI succoss. Tho succoss of Miciosofl logan
vilh lho MS-DOS conpuloi opoialing syslon lhal
Calos Iiconsod lo IM.