About Michael Dell
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.
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Michael Dell's recent appearances.
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Transcript (3 segments)
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Susan Dell0:00
Good evening. Michael and I are grateful to be here with so many people who believe that generosity is not just something we feel, but something we do. We're honored to be among this group who exemplifies this in so many ways. I've been thinking about many of the special people that we've gotten to know along our journey. Sinembago grew up in a township outside of Cape Town. Having unreliable electricity, she often studied by lantern at night time. But with support and determination, she became a doctor. She cares for people with HIV, and she provides primary health services for people in her community. Barnali grew up in a small village in rural India, and went on to lead a team of hundreds of technicians on an AI agriculture project, opening doors for many women to follow in her footsteps. I met Parveen in Texas after Hurricane Harvey. Parveen had lost her home and nearly lost her life. But yet, she was focused on rebuilding and supporting her neighbors as her community came back together. These people and so many others have shown us time and again the strength is already there. The talent is already there. What's missing is not potential. It's access. It's support. It's someone who believes in them at the right moment.
My father, a surgical oncologist, cared for people at vulnerable moments with skill and compassion. Like him, all of us know caring is not passive. Caring asks something of you. It asks you to notice what's happening around you and to act. Michael and I are parents of four children. Being a parent shows you just how much every person deserves to have someone who believes in them. Someone who protects their health, strengthens their education, and helps them see a future that's bigger than their circumstances. In a time when our world can feel so divided, this work and all of you doing it has a way of bringing people together who believe in expanding opportunity for everyone. For us, it is both an extraordinary privilege and a responsibility to help close the gap.
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Michael Dell3:47
Thank you. Susan and I are deeply honored to be here tonight. And the gap that Susan was talking about, that gap between potential and opportunity, is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Growing up, my parents gave my brothers and me very simple instructions: play nice, but win. And over time, I learned the true wisdom of the complete sentence. To compete, to build, but to do it in the right way. Bring others with you. And when doors open for you, open them wider for the next person. When I started Dell as a 19-year-old with a thousand dollars, I had a lot of curiosity. And I learned what small openings can do. Decades later, that truth drives and guides our philanthropy. Small beginnings compound into extraordinary things. We see it when a student becomes the first in their family to graduate. Or when a child receives early life-changing care. And now we have the chance to give tens of millions of children a powerful financial head start. Sending a clear message from day one: your future is worth investing in. Opportunity does not just change one life. It creates momentum across generations. It strengthens families, communities, and nations. The future is not something we wait for. Tonight, Susan and I raise our glass to our families, our partners, and everyone in this room who believes that generosity is not just an emotion, it's an action. To potential everywhere, to opportunity for everyone, and to every child ready to walk through those wider doors. Thank you.
