Multiple choice softskills leadership

Dell achieved the record to be the youngest CEO to have his company listed in Forbes 500. What was his age then?

  1. 28

  2. 27

  3. 26

  4. 25

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Dell was 27 years old when Dell Computer Corporation first appeared on the Fortune 500 list in 1992. This made him the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company at that time, a remarkable achievement considering he had founded the company only 8 years earlier in 1984 while still a university student.

AI explanation

Michael Dell became the youngest CEO ever to lead a Fortune 500 company, achieving this at age 27 in 1992. This is a well-documented milestone in his biography and is often cited alongside the founding of Dell in his college dorm room at age 19.