Michael Dell
📊 CEO Reputation Score
FY2026 vs FY2025 · Source: SEC EDGAR filings- Free cash flow: $1.9B → $8.6B (+357.6% YoY) — fiscal 2026 vs fiscal 2025
- Profit (net income): $4.6B → $5.9B (+29.3% YoY) — fiscal 2026 vs fiscal 2025
Overview
Michael Dell is the founder, chairman & ceo of Dell Technologies since 1984. Dell Technologies is a Information Technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, founded in 2016, and one of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 — every one of which is profiled on this site.
Education
- Attended the University of Texas at Austin (left in 1984 to found the company)
Leadership
Michael holds the chief executive role at Dell Technologies with the title Founder, Chairman & CEO — in post since 1984. This page is the concise leadership record for Dell Technologies in the S&P 500 CEO index; the site's fully researched long-form profiles (career timelines, education, achievements, setbacks, philosophy and sourced quotes) currently cover the index's ten largest companies, and this entry will be expanded in the same format. Michael Dell is a founder of the company — a distinction shared by only a minority of the chief executives in this index.
At a Glance
- Sector: Information Technology
- Ticker: $DELL
- Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas
- Founded: 2016
- CEO since: 1984
- Index: S&P 500 (#142 of 500)