“I understand how every healthy child, every new road, puts a country on a better path, but instability and war will arise from time to time, and I'm not an expert on how you get out of those things.”

American entrepreneur and philanthropist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Gates co-founded Microsoft and became one of the world’s most influential figures in technology and business. He is known for his visionary leadership in software development and his later work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global health, education, and poverty alleviation.