Michael Saylor
American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (born 1965)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael J. Saylor (born 1965) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist with an estimated net worth of ~$8.8B. Wikidata SEC records link him to MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) and show extensive filing activity under his name. SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) as the associated public company for Michael J. Saylor and shows 210 insider-related filings. SEC EDGAR Recent filings include multiple Form 4 reports in April 2024 (used to disclose insiders’ purchases, sales, or other changes in ownership of company securities) and an SC 13G/A on 2024-10-25 (an amended disclosure of beneficial ownership). SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The A M & Helen L Saylor Foundation (Hampton, Iowa) reported $500,292 in total assets in tax year 2023, with $82,067 in total revenue and $76,411 in total expenses. ProPublica 990 The foundation reported $0 in grants paid for 2023. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 41 contributions totaling $245,300 from 1998-01-21 to 2025-11-03. FEC The party breakdown reported is $96,500 to Republicans, $34,800 to Democrats, and $114,000 to PACs/Other, with top recipients including Romney Victory Inc ($72,000) and the Republican National Committee ($30,800). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata