Gates to Speak at Harvard Commencement

Harvard University has announced that it has selected Microsoft chairman Bill Gates to be its keynote speaker during the commencement ceremony scheduled for June 7. The selection is an interesting choice considering Gates dropped out of Harvard in his junior year to focus on co-founding Microsoft with Paul Allen. Regardless, the college still considers Gates part of the Class of 1977.

Microsoft also counts CEO Steve Ballmer among those executives who attended Harvard. Ballmer and Gates' paths actually crossed while they were both in school, however Ballmer finished his degree at the storied Ivy League University. ""His contributions to the world of business and technology, and the great example he has set through his far-reaching philanthropy, will rightfully put him on center stage in Harvard Yard," Harvard Alumni Association president Paul Finnegan said.