Michael Dell

Michael Dell

Chairman and CEO at Dell Technologies
Company Tenure: 39 years
Education:
University of Texas at Austin (Dropped out of pre-med)
Biography:

Michael’s story started when he founded Dell Technologies with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19. Notably quoted as saying that “technology is about enabling human potential,” Michael’s vision of how technology should be designed, manufactured and sold forever changed the IT industry. In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Known and admired for his astute business vision and bold moves, Michael took Dell Technologies private in 2013, setting the stage to architect the largest technology deal in history with the combination of Dell and VMware in 2016 and the subsequent relisting of Dell Technologies on the public markets in 2018. Michael continues to serve as chairman of the VMware board of directors following the spin-off of VMware from Dell Technologies in 2021.
He serves on the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management in Beijing, China and on the governing board of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India. He is a board member of Catalyst and also served as the United Nations Foundation’s first Global Advocate for Entrepreneurship. Michael is also the author of two books, Direct from Dell and Play Nice But Win.

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$878,950 $55,222

Affiliated Companies

Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies

Key Statements

“So we've, under the theme of standing strong together, focused on four things. First is making sure that we've created a truly inclusive culture with a kind of passion and innovation energy that we would apply to everything that we do. The second is improving access to technology and education and economic opportunities. The third is providing ongoing community support to solve racial inequities. And the fourth are very specific actions to better source and develop diverse talent. And we're making progress, but not fast enough. We're listening, we're having great conversations on a consistent basis, and look, we believe diversity is power. Diversity is also an opportunity to grow our company and access new customers, expand our workforce. And ultimately, it's kind of how we win and win in the right way.”

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