Michael Dell has been more public since taking his company private.

The CEO of Round Rock-based Dell Inc. has ramped up his media interviews and public appearances during the first year after completing a leverage buyout of its shareholders. He has been active on Twitter, made the keynote speech at the company’s users conference, penned a piece for the Wall Street Journal, spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and met with an assortment of print and broadcast reporters.