Morton Meyerson is both one of America’s most successful businessmen and a major contributor to cultural and charitable causes. He is described by the business magazine FAST COMPANY “as one of the most influential figures in the history of the computer industry.” He joined Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems as a trainee and rose to be its president. In 1984, he played a significant role in the sale of EDS to General Motors for $2.5 billion. In the 1990s he took Perot Systems from a $100 million to a $1 billion corporation. A key player in the rise of Dell Computers and at one time the chief technology officer of General Motors, he has also been elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the chief officer of the David Nathan Meyerson family foundation, which is named after his late son David. He and his family are strong believers in the Jewish philosophy of Tzedakah, the Hebrew word for the just and righteous giving required of Jews. A singer with the Dallas Symphony Chorus he has been a major supporter of music and the arts in his hometown.