Steve Ballmer was born into a rich family in Detroit, with one sibling
Ballmer’s father was a manager of the Ford Motor Company
Ballmer comes from Swiss and Jewish descent
At ages 8-11, Ballmer and his family moved to Brussels, where he attended the International School of Brussels, receiving high levels of education
Ballmer had a heavy interest in marketing and business at a young age, excelling in math, comparable to people years older than him
While still in high school, Ballmer took college prep courses and engineering courses at Lawrence Technology University
Ballmer was a very smart student, getting a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT
He attended Harvard and soon became friends with the creator of Microsoft, Bill Gates
After graduating, Ballmer planned to continue his studies, but then soon dropped out of university to work and his longtime friend, Bill Gates, making $50 000 a year
Ballmer loved sports and was a manager for the Harvard Crimson football team. He also worked on The Harvard Crimson newspaper as well as the Harvard Advocate
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