Resume: William H. Neukom
AGE: 55
EDUCATION: Dartmouth (AB, 1964) Stanford Law School (LLB, 1967)
CAREER:
-- As partner in Bill Gates's father's Seattle law firm, Neukom negotiated Microsoft's lease when the then 12-person company moved from New Mexico to Washington state in 1979
-- Ran for Washington State Attorney General in 1980
-- Joined Microsoft as company's first lawyer in 1985
-- Now oversees 300 people, including 90 lawyers
VALUE OF MICROSOFT STOCK OPTIONS: About $60 million
HOBBIES: Fly-fishing and running. Once ran 2:50 marathon
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK
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