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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board of directors NewsColony Co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft, the company announced Bill Gates is leaving the board of Microsoft, the company announced Friday. The Microsoft co-founder, 64, is to dedicate more of his time to his charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  He has been spending more time on his philanthropic work since 2008, when he transitioned out of his day-to-day role at Microsoft. Now the world’s second-richest person worth $103.6 billion, Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, who died in 2018. Gates remained as Microsoft CEO until 2000 when he was succeeded by Steve Ballmer. He stepped down as director of the board in 2014.  Microsoft did not announce a replacement on the board to Gates but said that it will now consist of 12 members. ‘It’s been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked with and learned from Bill over the years,’ said current Mi...