Michael Dell Factfile

Age: 32

Age: 32

Status: Married with 4 children

Address: Enormous house in Austin, Texas worth $19 million

Education: University of Texas for one year

Occupation: Founded Dell Computer company from college bedroom in 1984 with $1,000. Pursued a direct sales model which bypassed the traditional middleman. Today third largest PC maker in the world generating $11 billion revenue last year. Annual sales have grown over 10 years from $6 million to $7.8 billion.

Personal Worth: $3.3 billion

Achievements: Youngest CEO of a company ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500 listing of largest American companies; Computer industry's longest-tenured CEO.

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