Gregory Maffei
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Gregory B. Maffei almost walked away from a Microsoft Corp. job offer as director of business development and investments back in 1993. He thought the Redmond (Wash.) software company was already too big and that Microsoft's best days were behind it.
Wrong. Since then, Microsoft sales have more than tripled, topping $11 billion, and in July, the 37-year-old New York City native became chief financial officer. Among his challenges: managing $10 billion in cash.