Michael Krasny (businessman)
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Michael Krasny | |
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Nationality | United States |
Ethnicity | Jewish |
Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.A.) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of CDW Corporation |
Net worth | ![]() |
Spouse(s) | married |
Children | one |
Michael Krasny is an American businessman from Illinois. He is the founder and former chief executive officer of CDW Corporation, a direct seller of technical gadgets including computers and networking equipment.
Early life
Krasny grew up in Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] He worked as a Toyota car salesman at his father's auto dealership in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In 1981, he quit his job as a car salesman and took some classes in computer programming but being unsuccessful in finding steady work, Krasny was forced to sell his own computer for cash. He placed a $3 ad in the Chicago Tribune and ended up selling his computer for a $200 profit.[2]
Career and retirement
Seeing the great demand for computers, Krasny began buying computers in order to resell them eventually forming MPK Computers. A year later he changed the name to Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) and steadily grew the business. In 1993, he took CDW public.[2] Krasny retired in 2007 after selling the company to Madison Dearborn Partners for $7.3 billion.[1]
According to Forbes, his first caller from 1982 is still a customer (as of 2000).[1]
Since 2009, as a hobby, Krasny has operated a woodworking shop, making plaques and awards, in Northbrook, Illinois called Custom Woodworking Design.[2]
Personal life
Krasny is Jewish and is married with one child. They live in Highland Park, Illinois.[1]
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