82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Bill Gates' pledge to give away 99%

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At the age of 82, Judy Faulkner is not a billionaire like the others. Founder and CEO of Epic Systems, one of the largest private medical software companies in the world, she has built a real "software factory" that now equips more than 300 million patients around the world. Her personal fortune, estimated at $7.8 billion, is mainly derived from her participation in the company (about 43% of the shares). Yet, where many others would have sought.…