Robert Gates, a retired civil servant and university president, has a net worth of $5 million.
Robert Michael Gates, who was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 25, 1943, is best known for his time as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011.
Prior to his appointment as head of the Department of Defense, Gates completed his higher education at the College of William and Mary (B.A., 1965) and later earned his M.A.
Indiana University was attended by a group of students in 1966.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) appointed him in the same year.
After his departure from CIA, Gates secured the position of president at Texas A&M University and participated in various corporate boards. Additionally, he was a member of the Iraq Study Group, which has conducted extensive research on the Iraq War.
Despite being the first to be appointed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Gates turned down the opportunity to remain President of Texas A&M University.
On November 8, 2006, he accepted the nomination for Secretary of Defense, replacing Donald Rumsfeld.
Until his retirement in 2011, he held the position of Secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama’s administration.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the country, was bestowed upon Robert Gates by President Obama during his retirement ceremony.