Michael J. Saylor

Michael J. Saylor (born February 4, 1965) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the executive chairman and co-founder of <a href="/facts/MicroStrategy/L6fIdPwS">MicroStrategy</a>, a company that provides <a href="/facts/Business_intelligence/ftThn7Wf">business intelligence</a>, mobile software, and <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud-based services</a>. 
Saylor was MicroStrategy's <a href="/facts/Chief_executive_officer/mg4A8y5M">chief executive officer</a> from 1989 to 2022. In 2000, Saylor was charged by the SEC with fraudulently reporting MicroStrategy's financial results for the preceding two years. He later reached a settlement with the SEC for $350,000 in penalties and $8.3 million in personal <a href="/facts/Disgorgement_(law)/obDTfo7V">disgorgement</a>. 
Saylor is a <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">bitcoin</a> advocate and under Saylor MicroStrategy has spent billions of dollars to purchase over 500,000 bitcoins. In 2024, he paid a $40 million fine to settle a tax fraud suit. He authored the 2012 book <a href="/facts/The_Mobile_Wave/RvtM06Gn">The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything</a>. He is also the sole trustee of <a href="/facts/Saylor_Academy/CoUuyNpr">Saylor Academy</a>, a provider of free online education.

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Michael J. Saylor