Michael DellMichael DellIn 2016 he became CEO of the newly formed parent company, Dell Technologies. Founder: Dell Inc. As a student of the University of Texas at Austin, Dell started his computer business (originally called PCs Limited) in 1984 with $1,000 in start-up capital.https://www.britannica.com › biography › Michael-DellMichael Dell | Biography & Facts - Encyclopedia Britannica, (born February 23, 1965, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American entrepreneur, businessman, and author, known as the founder and CEO of Dell Inc., one of the world's leading sellers of personal computers (PCs). In 2016 he became CEO of the newly formed parent company, Dell Technologies.