Michael Dell

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Mr. Michael Dell is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Board Member at Dell Technologies. He is also the Founder of DFO Management. He builds the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT, and protect their most important information. In 1992, he became the youngest Chief Executive Officer ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. He took Dell Technologies private in 2013, setting the stage to architect the largest technology deal in history with the combination of Dell, EMC, and VMware in 2016 and the subsequent relisting of Dell Technologies on the public markets in 2018. In 1998, he formed MSD Capital, now DFO Management, a private investment firm that exclusively manages the capital for the Dell family. In 1999, he and Susan Dell, established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to accelerate opportunities for children growing up in urban poverty in the U.S., India, and South Africa. is an honorary member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and is an executive committee member of the International Business Council. He is also a member of the Technology Chief Executive Officer Council and the Business Roundtable. He serves on the advisory board of Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management in Beijing, China, and 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. He has a Degree from the University of Texas, Austin.