Michael Saylor
Michael Saylor is the founder and executive chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategyStrategyStrategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is a Nasdaq-listed company (ticker MSTR) headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, founded in 1989 by Michael Saylor and originally built on enterprise analytics software. Since 2020, the company has used bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset and describes itself as the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company; as of September 27, 2026, it held 847,666 bitcoins. Its current Chief Executive Officer is Phong Le.Open the full entry), a company that has been buying bitcoin since 2020 and describes itself as the world’s first and largest “Bitcoin Treasury Company.”
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Key facts
1989Founding MicroStrategy
December 14, 2000Settling Accounting Charges with the SEC
On December 14, 2000, the SEC announced settled civil charges against MicroStrategy and three executives over accounting violations; without admitting or denying the allegations, he consented to a permanent injunction and was ordered to pay $8,280,000 in disgorgement and a $350,000 civil penalty.[2]
August 2020The Company Begins Buying Bitcoin
According to the company’s published purchase record, MicroStrategy made its first bitcoin purchase on August 10, 2020, acquiring 21,454 BTC for about $250 million, and continued to add to its holdings afterward.[3]
February 5, 2025The Company Begins Operating as Strategy
On February 5, 2025, MicroStrategy announced that it was doing business as Strategy, and the announcement listed him as Strategy’s founder and executive chairman.[4]
As of October 2026: Executive Chairman of Strategy
As of October 2026, he remains founder and executive chairman of Strategy and has appeared alongside CEO Phong LePhong LePhong Le (Phong Q. Le) is an American business executive who has served as chief executive officer of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) since August 8, 2022, while also serving as its president and a director. He joined the company as chief financial officer in 2015 and previously worked at Deloitte Consulting, NII Holdings, and XO Communications.Open the full entry at the company’s investor Q&A events; according to the company’s record, Strategy held 848,517 BTC as of October 19, 2026.[5][3]
According to his personal website, he holds dual degrees from MIT in aerospace engineering and the history of science, also founded Alarm.com and the nonprofit online education provider Saylor University, is a named inventor on more than 48 patents, and wrote the book “The Mobile Wave.”[1]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Strategy: Official website: https://www.strategy.com/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Saylor University: Official website: https://www.saylor.org/ (opens in a new window)[1]
Personal website: Public link: https://www.michael.com/ (opens in a new window)[1]
X: Public account: https://x.com/saylor (opens in a new window)[1]
Sources
- Michael Saylor (opens in a new window)
- SEC Brings Civil Charges Against MicroStrategy and Three Executive Officers for Accounting Violations (opens in a new window)
- Strategy – Bitcoin purchases (opens in a new window)
- MicroStrategy is Now Strategy (opens in a new window)
- Strategy to Host Live Q&A with Investors Featuring Michael Saylor and Phong Le (opens in a new window)