Michael Dell
Founder & CEO of Dell Technologies
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Michael Dell Michael Dell is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, which he started from his University of Texas dorm room in 1984. He pioneered the direct-to-consumer PC sales model and later took the company private in the largest tech leveraged buyout in history before returning it to public markets.
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Michael Saul Dell is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies.
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Dell was born in 1965 in Houston to a Jewish family
Dell was born in 1965 in Houston to a Jewish family
personalBirth
Birth of Michael Dell.
personalDell's parents wanted him to be a doctor and in order to please them, he took...
Dell's parents wanted him to be a doctor and in order to please them, he took up pre-med at the University of Texas in 1983
personalIn January 1984, Dell recognized that selling PCs directly to consumers could...
In January 1984, Dell recognized that selling PCs directly to consumers could cut costs compared to traditional retail
careerIn 1992, aged 27, he became the youngest CEO of a company ranked in Fortune...
In 1992, aged 27, he became the youngest CEO of a company ranked in Fortune magazine's list of the top 500 corporations
careerIn 1996, Dell started selling computers over the Web, the same year his company...
In 1996, Dell started selling computers over the Web, the same year his company launched its first servers
careerDell also received the 1998 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of...
Dell also received the 1998 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and the 2013 Franklin Institute's Bower Award for Business Leadership.
personalIn the first quarter of 2001, Dell Inc
In the first quarter of 2001, Dell Inc
careerOn March 4, 2004, Dell stepped down as CEO, but stayed as chairman of Dell...
On March 4, 2004, Dell stepped down as CEO, but stayed as chairman of Dell Inc.'s board, while Kevin Rollins, then president and COO, became president and CEO
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