board of directors

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  SUSAN DELL - FOUNDER, BOARD CHAIR

  PROFILE: SUSAN DELL

  A mother of four, Susan is the driving force behind the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s health and education initiatives to positively impact the lives of urban children around the world. Additionally, she serves as a trustee of the Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas and is a board member of the Cooper Institute in Dallas. An elite-level athlete who competes in marathons, triathlons and cycling races, Susan was also a member of the President’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports. Susan holds a degree in fashion merchandising and design from Arizona State University.
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  MICHAEL DELL - FOUNDER

  PROFILE: MICHAEL DELL

  Michael Dell is the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded with $1000 in 1984 at age 19. Notably quoted as saying that “technology is about enabling human potential,” Michael’s vision of how technology should be designed, manufactured and sold forever changed the IT industry.

  In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Today, Dell Inc. is comprised of more than 100,000 team members who serve the IT needs of global corporations, small and medium businesses, governments, healthcare providers, education institutions and home computing users. From PCs and smartphones to the infrastructure and services that power the world’s most complex data centers and cloud computing environments, Dell’s broad range of IT services and solutions has helped millions of customers around the world achieve the outcomes that are most important to them. In 1998, Michael formed MSD Capital, and in 1999, he and his wife established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to provide philanthropic support to a variety of global causes. Michael serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the executive committee of the International Business Council and is a member of the U.S. Business Council. He also serves on the Technology CEO Council and the governing board of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India and is a board member-elect of Catalyst.

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  DR. ALEXANDER DELL - BOARD MEMBER

  PROFILE: DR. ALEXANDER DELL

  Dr. Alexander Dell ran a private orthodontic practice in Houston, Texas from 1964-1998. He received his B.S. from City College of New York in 1955; his D.D.S. from Columbia University’s School of Dental & Oral Surgery in 1959; and his MS in Orthodontics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1964. Dr. Dell is a Diplomate of the America Board of Orthodontics.