Michael Dell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Dell
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1965(1965-02-23)
Age	59
Birthplace	Houston
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aquarius

Michael Dell Biography

Michael Dell is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas, United States. The founder of Dell, the CEO, was just 19 years old when he started the company.

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Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s largest technology infrastructure companies. He is ranked 27th richest in the world by Forbes, with a net worth of $27.2 billion as of April 2020.

In January 1984, Dell banked on his conviction that the potential cost savings of a manufacturer selling PCs directly had enormous advantages over the conventional indirect retail channel. In January 1984, Dell registered his company as “PC’s Limited”. Operating out of a condominium, the business sold between $50,000 and $80,000 in upgraded PCs, kits, and add-on components. In May, Dell incorporated the company as “Dell Computer Corporation” and relocated it to a business center in North Austin. The company employed a few order takers, a few more people to fulfill them, and, as Dell recalled, a manufacturing staff consisting of “three guys with screwdrivers sitting at six-foot tables”. The venture’s capitalization cost was $1,000.

He was the son of a Texas Jewish family. His father was an orthodontist and his mother a stockbroker. With his wife Susan Lynn Leiberman, he had four children.

Michael Dell Net Worth

Michael Dell is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Dell 's net worth $30 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During high school summers, he sold Houston Post subscriptions door to door.

Forbes listed him as the 41st wealthiest person in the world in 2012.

Dell was born in 1965 in Houston, to a Jewish family whose surname reflects the translation into English of the original German Tal (“valley” or “dale [q.v.]”; modern common-noun spelling Tal) upon the family’s immigration to the United States. His parents were Lorraine Charlotte (née Langfan), a stockbroker, and Alexander Dell, an orthodontist. Michael Dell attended Herod Elementary School in Houston. In a bid to enter business early, he applied to take a high school equivalency exam at age eight. In his early teens, he invested his earnings from part-time jobs in stocks and precious metals.

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Who is Michael Dell Dating?

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In 2002, Dell received an honorary doctorate in Economic Science from the University of Limerick in honor of his investment in Ireland and the local community and for his support for educational initiatives.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Dell celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.

In July 2010 Dell Inc. agreed to pay a $100 million penalty to settle SEC charges of disclosure and accounting fraud in relation to undisclosed payments from Intel Corporation. Michael Dell and former CEO Kevin Rollins agreed to pay $4 million each and former CFO James Schneider agreed to pay $3 million to settle the charges.

Top Facts about Michael Dell

1. Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies.
2. He was born on February 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas.
3. In 1984, he started his computer company from his college dorm room.
4. Dell became the youngest CEO to lead a Fortune 500 company at age 27.
5. His net worth is estimated at $41 billion as of 2021.
6. The company went public in 1988 and became one of the largest PC manufacturers in the world.
7. In 2016, Dell acquired EMC Corporation for $67 billion, making it the largest technology acquisition ever at that time.
8. Michael Dell has been recognized with numerous awards for entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
9. He is a member of several boards including the World Economic Forum and Catalyst Inc.
10. As of August 2021, Dell Technologies employs over 165,000 people worldwide.

How is Michael Dell so rich?

He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies , one of the world’s largest technology infrastructure companies. He is ranked the 20th richest person in the world by Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $60 billion as of February 2022. Houston, Texas, U.S.

What does Michael Dell do with his money?

Much of Dell’s fortune lies in his private investment firm MSD Capital , which has stakes in hotels and restaurants. In May 2017 Dell donated $1 billion to his foundation, which focuses on child poverty; it makes both impact investments and charitable donations.

How did Michael Dell make his money?

Initially running the business from a dormitory room, Dell started out providing customized upgrades for PCs. The venture proved profitable, and Dell dropped out of college that same year to begin building PCs. In 1985 the company released the Turbo PC, the first computer featuring Dell’s own design.

What did Michael Dell invent?

Michael Dell helped launch the personal computer revolution in the 1980s with the creation of the Dell Computer Corporation , now known as Dell Inc.

Who owns Dell now?

Dell Technologies