Ballmer Becomes CEO of Microsoft

Date: January 13, 2000 • Location: Redmond, United States

Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft.

Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and a co-founder of the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic investment company.