Ideas that go against the grain
EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT
Who: Bill Gross, chairman and CEO, Idealab.
Education: He graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
What you may not know: Launched his first business as a teen selling bulk candy to classmates for a profit.
Personal: Gross lives with his family in Pasadena, Calif.
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