Steve Ballmer is co-founder of Ballmer Group and owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball team. Ballmer retired as CEO of Microsoft in 2014 after leading the company for nearly 14 years and remains a significant investor. Through philanthropy and civic activism, Ballmer Group strengthens promising and proven approaches that increase economic mobility for children and families in the United States. Steve also leads USAFacts, a project seeking to improve transparency in government, including disclosing taxes and borrowings raised, money allocated and spent, and outcomes achieved. Steve became Microsoft’s CEO in 2000, having served for 20 years in roles as president, SVP of sales and support, SVP of systems software, and VP of marketing. He was the company’s first business manager. During his tenure, Microsoft grew to almost $80 billion in revenue and was the third most profitable company in the U.S. Ballmer earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Harvard University. He worked for two years at Procter & Gamble Company as an assistant product manager and attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business before joining Microsoft. He lives with his wife, Connie, and children in Washington.