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How ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes and spends his billions: Bill Gates’ pal runs the LA Clippers team, is building the massive Intuit Dome, founded USAFacts – and owns property in Seattle
STORYLynn Farah

- The ex-tech exec joined Bill Gates at Microsoft after dropping out of his Stanford MBA, and continues to make a billion a year thanks to his stake in the company
- He now devotes his time to passion projects such as building a massive basketball stadium with over 1,000 toilets, and USAFacts, which tracks how the US government spends money
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s former CEO, has remained on Forbes’ top 10 richest people in the world list for years. With a staggering net worth of more than US$100 billion, Ballmer has mostly left the tech world and now spends his energy on his beloved basketball team, the LA Clippers, which he bought a decade ago.

Ballmer famously dropped out of Stanford University’s MBA programme to work with his university pal Bill Gates, and that gig solidified his position on the world’s rich list.
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So what has Ballmer been up to since leaving Microsoft back in 2014, and how does he spend his money?
Steve Ballmer runs LA basketball team, the Clippers

Since leaving Microsoft in 2014, Ballmer, 67, has devoted his life to running the team, per The Verge. The former tech exec has always had a passion for basketball.
“I’ve got big dreams for the team. I’d love to win a championship. I’d love the Clippers to be the most dynamic, vibrant team and name in professional sports. But I got a lot to learn,” he said, per the LA Times.