Modest Mansions of Powerful Tech CEOs


Michael Dell: Dell Inc.

Location: Austin, Texas 

Cost: $18.5 million (2010);

Bedrooms: 8

Bathrooms: 8;

Square feet: 33,000

The CEO of the second-largest PC manufacturer in the world lives in a residence which he built in 1997 during the period of the tech boom. The house sits upon a hilltop overlooking Lake Austin. It has got an indoor, outdoor swimming pools and a conference room.