Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation’s big man, has just made the big transition. He has set his sight on a new career path. After he left Microsoft on June 27, Gates will spend more time with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and start a deeper personal involvement with the foundation, while trying to gain a fuller understanding of the problems it addresses.

Gates’ new role will allow him to use his clout as one of the world’s richest men to generate global awareness about the foundation’s missions which deal with global health, poverty, and U.S. education. He will be spending time with the foundation’s program leaders while trying to acquaint himself with vital issues about their campaigns. This time though, Gates won’t be sitting in large corporate board rooms, but will meet with various leaders from the government and business sectors, as well as with nongovernment groups.

This move is exactly what Bill Gates is all about. After dropping out of Harvard, Gates went to build Microsoft together with his good friend, Paul Allen. His road to success was built on determination, passion, and persistent vision. So, although hands-on philanthropic work is basically new to him, the same qualities that made him Microsoft’s big man will help him succeed in this new and definitely more satisfying endeavor.

From computer magnate to philanthropist, Bill Gates has certainly proven he has what it takes to turn life’s most painful defeats into the sweetest victories.

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