Michael Saylor

About

Notable for founding a global software and business information company called MicroStrategy Incorporated, Saylor is also known for penning a New York Times bestselling book titled The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything.

Before Fame

Before beginning his business career, he graduated at the top of his class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in astronautics and aeronautics. After briefly serving in the United States Air Force, he became a consultant with The Federal Group, Inc.

Trivia

In the late 1990s, he launched The Saylor Foundation, an organization founded with the aim of providing a free collegiate education to all students.

Family Life

He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and Fairborn, Ohio, as the son of a U.S. Air Force officer.

Associated With

Saylor and fellow business executive and educational entrepreneur Sal Khan both graduated from MIT.