Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and former chief executive officer of Microsoft, with an estimated net worth of ~$51.9B Wikidata. He was born in 1956 and is based in Washington Wikidata. His wealth is tied to technology, and recent SEC data also shows filings connected to Stagwell Inc, including many insider ownership reports SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

Ballmer is identified as the former CEO of Microsoft, which is the main business role provided in the data Wikidata. The SEC data shows 1,002 total filings tied to Stagwell Inc, with 524 insider filings and recent Form 4 ownership documents. Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in their ownership of company stock SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

From 2010-01-05 to 2025-11-18, Ballmer made 100 FEC-recorded contributions totaling $352,704 FEC. His giving was split across parties, with $190,050 to Democrats, $105,851 to Republicans, and $56,803 to PACs or other recipients FEC. The top recipients included the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the DCCC, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Republican National Committee, and DelBene for Congress FEC.

Political Activity

Ballmer's FEC contributions show support for both major parties, with more going to Democrats than Republicans over the recorded period FEC. The largest single recipient listed was the National Republican Senatorial Committee at $52,400, followed closely by the DCCC at $51,500 FEC.

In the News

Recent articles focused on Ballmer's role as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and on his Microsoft-era comments about Google Chrome NewsAPI. One report said he remained firm against trading Kawhi Leonard amid trade speculation NewsAPI. Another article revisited his description of Chrome as a "rounding error," with Google CEO Sundar Pichai saying the remark became motivation during the browser competition NewsAPI.