Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Employee Wellness
4/9/2015
Foundation Overview
Transforming the lives of children living in urban
poverty through better health and education
• Established in 1999 by Michael & Susan Dell
• Grant commitments to date: ~$530 million
• A global foundation supporting programs in the United States, India
and Africa
• Fundamental emphasis on opportunities with the greatest potential
to directly and measurably transform the lives of children
• Based in Austin, Texas with satellite offices in New Delhi, India and
Cape Town, South Africa
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Foundation Demographics
• 52 employees globally
– 38 in the US, 11 in Delhi and 3 Cape Town
• Foundation started in 1999, with employee
growth beginning in 2003
• Transparency of what we stand for inside the
organization
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Employee Wellness Programs
• Fully paid benefits
– Unlimited dependents
– Includes medical/dental/vision/std/ltd/life
insurance/EAP/etc.
• Annual wellness reimbursement
– $600
– Anything to improve an employee’s health & wellbeing
• Treadmills in workstations
– Voluntary
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Treadmill Study
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Theory of NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis)
Partnered with Mayo Clinic in 2009 as first remote implementation site of
“active office”
– Cost ~$80k
– Included the pre & post assessments, GRUVE device & software, and treadmill
workstations
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Findings
– 27 participants
– Cholesterol
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HDL increased avg of 7 pts
LDL decreased avg of 8 pts
Triglycerides decreased avg of 50 pts
– Body fat decreased by avg of 7 pounds or 2 percentage points
– BMI decreased avg of 1 percentage point
– Metabolic rate for walking at 1MPH was over 4 times rate of sitting in a chair (318
kcal/hr v. 65 kcal/hr)
– Health risk assessment overall decreased from “medium” to “low” risk category
– Improved scores on office environment, co-worker support, family support and
individual behavior change
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Backup
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