12 Facts About Kevin Rollins

Kevin Barney Rollins was born on November 15,1952 and is an American businessman and philanthropist.

Kevin Rollins was born and raised in Utah and met his wife, Debra, while attending Brigham Young University.

Kevin Rollins helped develop strategies that propelled Dell into a commanding position in the direct selling of computer systems in the United States.

Kevin Rollins became the chairman of the American Enterprise Institute's Board of Trustees on January 1,2009.

Kevin Rollins worked at Dell for over a decade in various positions, including Senior VP of Corporate Strategy, president of Dell Americas overseeing operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America, COO, president, and CEO.

Kevin Rollins announced that Dell would add support for AMD chips.

Kevin Rollins oversaw one of the largest layoffs that Dell had until then of 8000 people worldwide.

On July 22,2010 Kevin Rollins was among current and former Dell executives charged by the SEC in a fraudulent accounting case.

Kevin Rollins is a member of the BYU's President's Leadership Council and the Marriott School National Advisory Council, where he founded and continues to fund the Kevin Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Kevin Rollins serves at the request of the President of the United States on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and is a member of the Computer Systems Policy Project and the US Business Council.

Kevin Rollins is active in the American Enterprise Institute and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Kevin Rollins's philanthropy has extended to financially support various political campaigns, including most recently Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican nomination for the US Presidency.