Michael Krasny

President, Sawdust Investment Management Corp.

$1.29B

as of 07/02/24

About Michael Krasny

Michael Krasny founded Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) in 1984 as an online store for IT products.

In 2007, he sold the company to Madison Dearborn Partners for $7.3 billion and has maintained a low profile ever since.

Krasny is an active donor to Jewish causes and medical research through his Circle of Service Foundation.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Retail

Residence

Highland Park, Illinois

Marital status

Married

Birth date

08/08/53 (age 70)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Self-made

self-made

Michael Krasny’s fortune is worth

22K

troy ounces of gold

20K

median U.S. household

13K

median U.S. income

0.026%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

In March 2017, Krasny reportedly paid $4.35 million for a condominium on the 50th floor of Park Tower in Chicago.