- Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dell Technologies12
- Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology1
Michael Dell is the chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, which Dell founded in 1984. The company provides infrastructure that organizations use to transform IT and protect their information, serving customers from global corporations and governments to small businesses. Dell's company biography highlights taking the company private in 2013, combining Dell, EMC and VMware in 2016, and returning Dell Technologies to the public markets in 2018.12
At a glance
- Current roles
- Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer +1 more
- Sector
- Company
- Fields
- Chips and hardware
- Work listed
- 2
- Sources cited
- 2
- Profile reviewed
Career
Michael Dell founded Dell Technologies in 1984 and leads it as chairman and CEO. The company went private in 2013, combined with EMC and VMware in 2016, and relisted on the public markets in 2018.1
Dell's company biography lists Dell as one of the first members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and as a member of the Technology CEO Council and the Business Roundtable. Dell also served as the United Nations Foundation's first Global Advocate for Entrepreneurship.1
Work and contributions
Dell Technologies Proprietary product
Founded the company in 1984 and led it through the 2016 combination of Dell, EMC and VMware.1
Direct from Dell and Play Nice But Win (books) Show, channel or publication
Wrote two books on technology, business and leadership, as listed in the Dell Technologies biography.1
Timeline
Where they work
- Dell Technologies 3 people in the wiki
- President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 2 people in the wiki
Related people
- Jeff ClarkeAlso at Dell Technologies
- Manuvir DasAlso at Dell Technologies
- Michael FisherChips and hardware
- Jonathan RossChips and hardware
- Laura McGillChips and hardware
- Matt MurphyChips and hardware
- Hock E. TanChips and hardware
- Ian BuckChips and hardware
- Andrew FeldmanChips and hardware
- Sudeep BhojaChips and hardware
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2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · data updated Oct 22, 2026