Microsoft Leadership - Bill Gates Transition Virtual Pressroom

On June 27, 2008, Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates will remain Microsoft’s chairman and will be involved in select projects based on direction from Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and the leadership team. Microsoft will continue to be led by a deep leadership team, led by CEO Steve Ballmer, Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.

• FAQ: Bill Gates Transition – June 23, 2008

Looking Back, Moving Ahead

See a video looking back on Gates' career at Microsoft and comments from Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie on the future of the company. Broadcast-quality mpeg files are available from the "Download" tab in the player below. Journalists can find additional clips and b-roll on the video page.

• See also: Channel 9 Talks with Bill Gates about Transition