Steve Ballmer

Net Worth: $88.1 Billion
Company: Microsoft
Country: USA
His father predicted that he’d attend Harvard by the time he was eight years old. Well, Steve Ballmer did go to Harvard eventually, but not when he was eight. Even so, it’s safe to say he made his dad proud when he graduated from the institution as an applied mathematics and economics major. Not only that, but Steve also took credit for being his batch’s magna cum laude. After his stint as a Hollywood scriptwriter, Steve started working at Microsoft, founded by his Harvard schoolmate, Bill Gates.

Not long after, Bill eventually gave Steve the chance to be Microsoft’s CEO, a title he held from 2000 to 2014. After bidding farewell to the company, Steve became the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers team owner. With that said, he has also spent some of his fortunes on philanthropic endeavors, including a $50 million donation to the University of Oregon and a reportedly $60 million gift to Harvard University’s computer science department.