Michael Xie
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Xie (born 1969) is a California-based technology executive with an estimated net worth of ~$4.7B. SEC EDGAR records link him to Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) and show frequent insider-reporting activity under his personal CIK 0001475586. His political giving and foundation filings show activity across federal contributions and large foundation assets. Wikidata SEC EDGAR FEC ProPublica 990
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists Michael Xie as an insider filer with 210 total filings, including many Form 4 reports and occasional Form 144 notices. Form 4 filings are used by corporate insiders to report changes in their holdings (such as buys, sells, or option exercises), while Form 144 is a notice of a planned sale of restricted or control securities. Recent filings include Form 4s in 2025–2026 and Form 144 filings dated 2025-11-03 and 2026-02-02. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica nonprofit filings list the Xie Foundation (Sunnyvale, CA) with $724,877,338 in total assets for tax year 2023, $128,731,936 in total revenue, and $37,075,197 in total expenses, while reporting $0 in grants paid. Two other foundations are listed—Xie Yu Education Foundation (Johns Creek, GA) and Bl Andrin Xie Foundation (San Jose, CA)—and the combined total grants paid across listed foundations is $0, with total foundation assets of $724,985,690. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission data shows 61 contributions totaling $6,468.60 from 2018-03-24 to 2024-10-29. The largest recipient was "BOB HUFF FOR CONGRESS" ($5,000), followed by ActBlue ($944.60) and WinRed ($202). By party coding, $5,000 went to Republican recipients, $138 to Democratic recipients, and $1,330.60 to PAC/other. FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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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