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Michael Dell

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dell

Search every verified Michael Dell interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Michael Dell discussed Dell Technologies' financial performance and AI strategy at several events. During a March 2026 conversation with Travis Kalanick, he said the company expected approximately $140 billion in annual revenue. At a June 2026 Citi event, Dell described demand for AI infrastructure as exceeding supply, noting that the biggest challenge was keeping up with demand. At Dell Technologies World in May 2026, he appeared onstage with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to unveil a new generation of Dell AI Factory products, and he stated that the company had been leading the market in AI infrastructure since first announcing the Dell AI Factory two and a half years prior. In July 2026, Dell announced at the White House that the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation would contribute $6.25 billion to the "Invest America Act," a program that seeds investment accounts for American children. Speaking at the White House alongside President Donald Trump, Dell said the contribution would provide $250 to 25 million eligible children born between 2016 and 2024. He framed the donation as a public-private partnership intended to give older children similar investment benefits to those the federal program provides to newborns.

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  • Travis Kalanick & Michael Dell Live from Austin, Texas

    (0:00) Travis Kalanick: Officially exiting stealth mode, what he's been working on (5:52) How to automate the physical world, markets to go after (11:00) Return to self-driving: Tesla, Waymo, and the autonomous race (16:17) Leaving Los Angeles for Austin, the decline of truth and justice in California (25:51) Actuators, robot hands, "Capital as a weapon," Middle East SWF impacted by Iran War (36:00) Michael Dell: Dorm room to $140B in annual revenue, why Texas attracts founders (43:46) Dell's $50B AI infrastructure bet (1:03:50) Invest America: Michael Dell's $6.25B gift -…

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  • BREAKING: Billionaire Michael Dell Pledges $6.25 Billion For "Trump Accounts" In Oval Office! | AC14

    LIVE From the White House, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies delivered a jaw-dropping announcement to celebrate America's 250th birthday. While the federal government's landmark "Invest America Act"—a core provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—automatically seeds $1,000 into investment accounts for newborns, the Dells are stepping up to ensure that older children are not left behind. Through this groundbreaking public-private partnership, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is donating $250 each to the first 25 million qualifying American children born between 2016 and 20…

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  • Legends Live @Citi, featuring Michael Dell and Leon Kalvaria

    Citi hosted Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell for the latest session of Legends Live @Citi. Michael is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in modern technology. He founded Dell out of his college dorm room and, through scrappy innovation, relentless customer focus and steadfast conviction in his vision, grew it into the global technology powerhouse it is today. During the session, he shared candid reflections on building a customer‑first business, navigating disruption and leading one of the most significant transformations in tech history. He also discussed the accele…

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  • Dell Technologies World 2026 Keynote | May 18–21 | Las Vegas

    Jensen Huang joined Dell CEO Michael Dell onstage to unveil the next-generation Dell AI Factory, powered by NVIDIA. The spotlight was on scaling AI factories and disaggregated inference using Dell and NVIDIA networking. Jensen shares his vision for the future of computing at #DellTechWorld. From AI factories and accelerated infrastructure to the next evolution of intelligent systems, the architecture of computing itself is being reinvented in real time. Michael Dell emphasized a pragmatic approach to scaling AI, balancing ambition with power availability and data quality.

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  • HyperFRAME asks Michael Dell why Dell for AI?

    At Dell Technologies World 2026, HyperFRAME Research CEO Steven Dickens posed a direct question to the keynote panel: with so many vendors now talking about AI factories, what truly differentiates Dell? In this exclusive closed-door session, the discussion moves beyond keynote messaging and into the real enterprise AI challenge: how to turn AI infrastructure from concept into deployment. Michael Dell and the Dell leadership panel point to the company’s engineering velocity, end-to-end infrastructure portfolio, global services organization, financing capabilities, supply chain strength, and de…

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  • Michael and Susan Dell stress that talent is untapped all over the world

    At the TIME100 Impact Dinner to honor the most influential leaders in philanthropy in New York City on May 21, a group of honorees all stressed the same mission: investing in future generations and creating a more equitable world. Among those honored were Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, and his wife, Susan Dell, who together pledged to give $6.25 billion to seed investment accounts for approximately 25 million children in December––arguably the largest ever donation from Americans to Americans. Susan stressed that talent is untapped all over the world, and that the right opportu…

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  • From AI Ambition to Execution: Michael Dell on How Leaders Turn Strategy Into Competitive Advantage

    00:00:27 - Keynote Highlights: AI in Enterprise Workflows 00:01:33 - Guest Introduction: Michael Joins the Discussion 00:02:27 - Transitioning from POC to Scalable AI Solutions 00:04:44 - Balancing Speed and Caution in AI Implementation 00:07:00 - Internal Playbook for AI Adoption at Dell 00:08:39 - The Importance of Ecosystem and Model Diversity 00:10:15 - On-Prem AI: A Shift in Strategy 00:11:54 - Balancing Flexibility, Security, and Cost in AI Deployment 00:14:26 - The Future of AI and Economic Growth Almost every enterprise has an AI strategy but very few have the execution to match it. T…

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  • Michael Dell, Dell Technologies | Dell Technologies World 2026

    In this interview from Dell Technologies World 2026, Michael Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, joins theCUBE's John Furrier and Dave Vellante to discuss how the AI factory revolution is moving enterprises from experimentation into full-scale production. Dell reflects on the scope of the current AI era, arguing it rivals electricity and the worldwide web in its transformative significance. With more than 5,000 enterprise customers now running the Dell AI Factory, he underscores that AI is no longer a proof of concept — it is inflecting at scale. Dell also…

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  • Jensen Huang & Michael Dell: This Changes AI Computing | Full Interview

    The era of Agentic AI is officially here, completely redefining the tech landscape by moving from simple content generation to ...

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  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang & Dell CEO Michael Dell on Agentic AI, Memory Demand and China |...

    Dell CEO Michael Dell and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang say supply chain constraints are still the biggest bottleneck to AI growth, even as demand surges worldwide, including in China. Speaking with Bloomberg News' Ed Ludlow at Dell World in Las Vegas, Huang says demand in China is “incredible” and expects the market to open further over time. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Paul Sweeney and the Bloomberg News team cover the day's market action, with analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence analysts, Bloomberg Opinion writers and influential newsm…

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