Michael Dell has transformed the stodgy computer manufacturer that bears his name into a nimble data-management outfit. He’s hoping that's enough to bring the pride of Round Rock back to its former glory.
Michael Dell
In 2012, a mystery buyer spent more than $100 million for a penthouse in Manhattan. It was Michael Dell.
The Texas computer titan has done big things, but he’s not exactly an aspirational figure in the tech world.
There are a whole lot of Texans on Forbes's list of the wealthiest people in America.
After seven months of wrangling and a shareholder vote that was rescheduled three times, Dell has finally prevailed in his $24.9 billion bid to take his namesake company private.
The 39-year-old computer mogul on stepping down as CEO of the company he founded, why he doesn’t play footsie with the press (hey!), and the product line he should have launched years ago.
Michael Dell earned nearly $34 million in 1997. Was he worth it? Find out in our roundup of the most overpaid and underpaid CEOs in Texas.
