Michael Dell

Mentor: Lee Walker

Michael Dell, the youngest CEO to head the fortune 500 company also had a mentor, Lee Walker. Dell was a shy person and Walker took up the responsibility of getting him out of it. In 1986, Dell brought venture capitalist Lee Walker to the board of his company. Dell built up his confidence under the mentoring of Walker.

“Under Walker’s tutelage, Michael Dell became intimately familiar with all parts of the business, overcame his shyness, learned the ins and outs of managing a fast-growing enterprise, and turned into a charismatic executive with an instinct for motivating people and winning their loyalty and respect” says Mc Graw-Hill Irwin.