3. Bill Neukom – Net worth $850 million
Microsoft’s former legal representative, Bill Neukom completed his law degree from Stanford in 1967.
Neukom was Bill Gates legal advisor in 1978, when Microsoft had 12 staff. He continued to represent Microsoft legally for 25 years and built up Microsoft’s legal team to 600 people. Neukom has defended Microsoft’s intellectual property in numerous cases, often involving cases against Apple, and retired in 2002.
Since his work with Microsoft, Neukom invested in the San Francisco Giants and became their CEO in 2012.
