From the Editor
  • Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, which formed in 2016 via Dell's $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC.
  • In late 2018 Dell Technologies returned to public markets through a complicated financial restructuring.
  • Dell's cloud software arm, VMware, spun off in 2021; Microchip firm Broadcom bought it in 2023 for $69 billion, 39% of which went to Dell.
  • Much of Dell's fortune lies in his private investment firm DFO Management, which has stakes in hotels and invests in liquid corporate credit.
  • In 2023, Dell gifted over $3 billion worth of cash and stock to his foundation, which focuses on child poverty, and his donor-advised fund.
Wealth History
HOVER TO REVEAL NET WORTH BY YEAR
Personal Stats
Age
59
Source of Wealth
Dell Technologies, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
2
Residence
Austin, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
4
Education
Drop Out, The University of Texas at Austin
Did you know
Dell got his start at 19 selling computers out of his University of Texas dorm room, grossing $80,000 by the end of his freshman year.
Dell's DFO Management owns the Four Seasons Maui, plus indirect stakes in Applebees, IHOP, Calvin Klein and reportedly Grand Central Station.
In Their Own Words

I'm guilty of doing too much, and I'm guilty of not seeing mistakes coming. What I'm not guilty of is making the same mistake twice.

Michael Dell
Related People & Companies
Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli
Related by financial asset: Broadcom Limited
View Profile
VMware
VMware
Holds stake in VMware
View Profile
Henry Nicholas, III.
Henry Nicholas, III.
Related by financial asset: Broadcom Limited
View Profile
Broadcom
Broadcom
Holds stake in Broadcom
View Profile
Austin, TX
Austin, TX
Resides in Austin, TX Metropolitan Area
View Profile

More on Forbes

Aug 8, 2017

How Michael Dell Reinvented His Company

Artificial intelligence is the rocket ship; data is the fuel. The more connected devices you have, the smarter you get. What's exciting is what we'll do with the massive amounts of data being created and the deep learning and computational power being acquired.