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Michael
Dell, born in February 1965, is the chairman of the Board of Directors
and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded in 1984 with
$1,000 and an unprecedented idea - to build relationships directly with
customers. In 1992, Mr. Dell became the youngest CEO ever to earn a
ranking on the Fortune 500.
Mr. Dell
is the author of Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an
Industry, his story of the rise of the company and the strategies he has
refined that apply to all businesses.
In 1998,
Mr. Dell formed MSD Capital, and in 1999, he and his wife formed the
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, to manage the investments and
philanthropic efforts, respectively, of the Dell family.
Mr. Dell
serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the executive
committee of the International Business Council and is a member of the
U.S. Business Council. Mr. Dell also serves on the Technology CEO Council
and the governing board of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad,
India.
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