Where does Michael Dell work?

Michael Dell is Chairman & CEO of Force10.

Where did Michael Dell go to school?

Michael Dell studied at The University of Texas at Austin.

What podcasts and interviews feature Michael Dell?

Tracked appearances include "Michael Dell – Invest America Act Becomes Law, AI Talent Wars, Compute Demand, Market Update | BG2", "“You Learn a Lot More From Your Customers than You Do From the Competition.” — Michael Dell", "Michael Dell, Founder of Dell — How to Play Nice But Win | The Tim Ferriss Show", and 3 more.

Michael Dell

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Chairman & CEO at Force10

Austin, TX

FoundedForce10

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Michael Dell founded Dell from a University of Texas dorm room in 1984 on the build-to-order model that removed the reseller margin from PCs, and took the company public in 1988 at age 23. He took Dell private in a $24.9B buyout in 2013, acquired EMC for $67B in 2016 in the largest technology acquisition ever at the time, and returned it to public markets in 2018. He invests through MSD Capital and Dell Technologies Capital.

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Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M checks Jackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks Partners for GrowthSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks Partners for Growth (PFG)San Francisco Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED)Salt Lake City

Experience

Dell TechnologiesChairman and CEOcurrent1984 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Michael & Susan Dell FoundationCo Foundercurrent1999 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
DFO Management, LLCFoundercurrent1998 — present
MSD Partners, L.P.Foundercurrent2009 — present
SecureWorksChairman2011 — 2025
VMwareChairman2016 — 2023
Dell BoomiChairman Of The Board2010 — 2021
Pivotal, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2019

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Enterprise Software99Solution Selling99Virtualization99Cloud Computing99SaaS99Go-to-market Strategy99Storage Solutions99Business Alliances99Strategy99Professional Services99Channel99Product Management99

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Partner ManagementSolution ArchitectureEntrepreneurshipIT StrategyE-commerceSalesforce.comChannel PartnersStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsIntegrationData CenterSAN

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Michael Dell

Michael Dell – Invest America Act Becomes Law, AI Talent Wars, Compute Demand, Market Update | BG2

Bg2 Pod

“You Learn a Lot More From Your Customers than You Do From the Competition.” — Michael Dell

Tim Ferriss

Michael Dell, Founder of Dell — How to Play Nice But Win | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

Reflections On The American Dream: Michael Dell, Chairman & CEO of Dell Technologies

Business Roundtable

Michael Dell, Dell Technologies | David Senra

David Senra

Dell CEO Michael Dell: AI demand is very solid

CNBC Television

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Dell?: Michael Dell founded Dell from a University of Texas dorm room in 1984 on the build-to-order model that removed the reseller margin from PCs, and took the company public in 1988 at age 23. He took Dell private in a $24.9B buyout in 2013, acquired EMC for $67B in 2016 in the largest technology acquisition ever at the time, and returned it to public markets in 2018. He invests through MSD Capital and Dell Technologies Capital.
Where does Michael Dell work?: Michael Dell is Chairman & CEO of Force10.
What companies did Michael Dell found?: Michael Dell founded Force10.
Where did Michael Dell go to school?: Michael Dell studied at The University of Texas at Austin.
What podcasts and interviews feature Michael Dell?: Tracked appearances include "Michael Dell – Invest America Act Becomes Law, AI Talent Wars, Compute Demand, Market Update | BG2", "“You Learn a Lot More From Your Customers than You Do From the Competition.” — Michael Dell", "Michael Dell, Founder of Dell — How to Play Nice But Win | The Tim Ferriss Show", and 3 more.