Michael Saul Dell
Michael Saul Dell is an American business magnate and the founder and chief executive officer of Dell, Inc. He is one of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $13.5 billion in 2010. While a pre-med student at the University of Texas at Austin, Dell started an informal business upgrading computers in room 2713 of the Dobie Center residential building. In 1992 at the age of 27, Dell became the youngest CEO to have his company ranked in Fortune magazine’s list of the top 500 corporations. In 1999, Michael and Susan Dell established the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation which focuses on children’s causes. He has previously served on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.