Michael Dell is the CEO and founder of Dell Technologies.
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It's a good year to be Michael Dell.His net worth is up over $80 billion. His company's shares have risen 240% as it rides a wave of AI-driven growth. And, critically, Dell, 61, has found favor with perhaps the most influential man in the world: President Donald Trump.Last week, Dell laptops received a ringing presidential endorsement that boosted the company's stock."Go out and buy a Dell computer," Trump told reporters at the White House at the launch of Trump Accounts on July 6, repeating a recommendation he had made in May. Later that day, Dell joined the president for lunch in the Rose Garden.The tech CEO's recent public rapport with Trump has centered on Trump Accounts, the new investment savings account for children, and it has become one of the more visible — and steady — corporate relationships of the president's second term.The Dells — Michael and his wife, Susan — made a $6.25 billion contribution to the program through their family foundation in December, and have appeared at several White House media days alongside the President.
Michael Dell (R) sits in the dorm room where he launched his namesake computing company.
