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> Fortune 500 companies are run by 499 extroverts, plus Bill Gates. There are 435 extroverts in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate, two from eac

• ScottBurson 16y ago
  You're right. Bill Gates is no introvert. Edited to add: I read an amusing story about Gates' childhood once. His mother had called him to dinner and he didn't come right away. She called out "What are you doing?" and he shot back, "I'm thinking! Have you ever tried thinking?" Granted, thinking is an activity normally associated with introverts. But that doesn't mean extroverts can't do it. And the aggressiveness Gates showed in this incident -- and indeed, has shown many times in his life -- is not a quality of an introvert.
  • nhangen 16y ago
    I'm not so sure that agression has anything to do with introversion/extroversion.
• theoj 16y ago
  As many as 40% of CEOs are actually introverts. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2006-06-06-shy-ceo-usat_x.htm http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2006-06-0...