Michael Xie
US businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Michael Xie is a California technology businessman, born in 1969. His net worth is estimated at ~$4.7 billion Wikidata. SEC records identify him through a personal filing account associated with Fortinet Inc., a technology company SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists 216 insider filings under Michael Xie's personal account and associates the records with Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) SEC EDGAR. The filings include Forms 4 and 5, which report changes in an insider's company holdings, and Form 144, which provides notice of a proposed securities sale SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Xie Foundation, based in Sunnyvale, California, reported $724.9 million in total assets and $128.7 million in revenue for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. It reported $35.4 million in grants paid and $37.1 million in total expenses that year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show 61 contributions totaling $6,468.60 from March 24, 2018, through October 29, 2024 FEC. The records list $5,000 to Bob Huff for Congress, $944.60 to ActBlue, $202 to WinRed, $184 to Harris Victory Fund, and $138 to Harris for President; the party breakdown was $5,000 to Republican recipients, $138 to Democratic recipients, and $1,330.60 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
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Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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