Bear
05-22-2008, 08:09 PM
Mercury News
05/22/2008
WILLIAM NEUKOM
Age: 66.
Hometown: San Mateo.
Position: Giants managing general partner, effective Oct. 1.
Previous jobs: Microsoft executive vice president of Law and Corporate Affairs.
Education: San Mateo High, Dartmouth University, Stanford Law School.
Family: Married, with five children and seven grandchildren.
Residence: Seattle.
Other interests: Fly fishing, golf.
Five things to know about Bill Neukom
1. His favorite San Francisco Seal was Gene Woodling.
2. He played left field and first base on slow-pitch softball teams in Seattle.
3. A Democrat, he ran for Washington state attorney general in 1980, losing in the Reagan landslide.
4. He worked in William Gates Sr.'s law firm before working at Bill Gates Jr.'s software company - and rejoined Preston Gates & Ellis after retiring from Microsoft in 2002.
5. He ranks Willie Mays as "the greatest position player of all-time," followed by Mays' godson, Barry Bonds.
:)
This almost sounds like the SF Kid! :pound:
05/22/2008
WILLIAM NEUKOM
Age: 66.
Hometown: San Mateo.
Position: Giants managing general partner, effective Oct. 1.
Previous jobs: Microsoft executive vice president of Law and Corporate Affairs.
Education: San Mateo High, Dartmouth University, Stanford Law School.
Family: Married, with five children and seven grandchildren.
Residence: Seattle.
Other interests: Fly fishing, golf.
Five things to know about Bill Neukom
1. His favorite San Francisco Seal was Gene Woodling.
2. He played left field and first base on slow-pitch softball teams in Seattle.
3. A Democrat, he ran for Washington state attorney general in 1980, losing in the Reagan landslide.
4. He worked in William Gates Sr.'s law firm before working at Bill Gates Jr.'s software company - and rejoined Preston Gates & Ellis after retiring from Microsoft in 2002.
5. He ranks Willie Mays as "the greatest position player of all-time," followed by Mays' godson, Barry Bonds.
:)
This almost sounds like the SF Kid! :pound: