Bill Gates the U.S. House of Representatives. Gates was a National Merit Scholar when he graduated from Lakeside School in 1973. He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) and enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973. He chose a pre-law major but took mathematics and graduate level computer science courses. While at Harvard, he met fellow student Steve Ballmer. Gates left Harvard after two years while Ballmer would stay and graduate "magna cum laude". Years later, Ballmer succeeded Gates as Microsoft's CEO. He maintained that position from 2000 until his resignation from the company in
University of Waterloo Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business to Waterloo in October 2005, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates stated, "Most years, we hire more students out of Waterloo than any university in the world, typically 50 or even more". University of Waterloo Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business (The Conrad School) is part of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Located in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the Centre was developed to support and expand Waterloo's culture of entrepreneurship through four key initiatives: The Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program; professional development programs; research; and undergraduate-level activities.