The World’s Richest Don’t Have to Be Tech Founders, Look at Steve Ballmer

The World’s Richest Don’t Have to Be Tech Founders, Look at Steve Ballmer

The sixth richest person in the world is former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer. He has a net worth of $164 billion, below that of his former boss Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, at $177 billion. Ballmer left the CEO’s job at Microsoft in 2013. He wisely did not sell most of his shares when he left the company. He owns 4% of the massive tech company, which makes him Microsoft’s largest private owner. His dividends alone ma…