Steve Ballmer, ex-Microsoft CEO, and spouse Connie donate $425M to new Univ. of Oregon institute

The College of Oregon on Tuesday launched the Ballmer Institute for Youngsters’s Behavioral Well being on Tuesday, with a present of greater than $425 million from Connie and Steve Ballmer, an early Microsoft worker who served as CEO from 2000 to 2014. The Portland-based institute will develop and ship packages to deal with kids’s psychological well being, in collaboration with neighborhood teams and Oregon public faculties. Connie earned a bachelor’s diploma from the U of O and lately served on its board of trustees.