# Michael Gorton

> Michael Gorton is a Dallas-based entrepreneur, author, engineer, and executive advisor best known as Teladoc’s co-founder and founding CEO. His career includes Internet Global, Palo Duro Records, Principal Solar, and space ventures; his books include Broken Handoff, Calamistunity, and the Tachyon Tunnel science fiction series.

- **Role:** Founder and fractional CEO at Plotsy
- **Organizations:** Teladoc Health, Internet Global, Texas Acceleration Group, Palo Duro Records, Principal Solar, Back to Space, Phantom Space, Texas Business Hall of Fame, Dynamic Works Consulting, Plotsy
- **From:** Burlington, United States
- **Education:** BS in engineering, Texas Tech University, MS in physics, University of Texas at Dallas, JD, Texas A&M University School of Law
- **Known for:** Co-founded Teladoc and served as its founding CEO., Founded Internet Global and negotiated its reported $122 million buyout in 2000., Received EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Central Plains Award.

## Career timeline

- **1981** — Joined Dallas Power & Light as an engineer; later worked in management and regulatory matters.
- **1992** — Left Texas Utilities.
- **1993** — Founded Internet Global.
- **2000** — Negotiated the Internet Global buyout; became a founding partner of Texas Acceleration Group.
- **2002** — Became Teladoc’s co-founder and founding CEO.
- **2009** — Left Teladoc.
- **2011** — Founded Principal Solar.
- **2018** — Became CEO of Back to Space, as documented in his 2019 LinkedIn résumé.
- **2019** — Published the business book Broken Handoff.
- **2022** — Received EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Central Plains Award.
- **2023** — Published Tachyon Tunnel and Calamistunity.
- **2025** — Released Tachyon Tunnel 2: The Daklin Empire.
- **2026** — Released Tachyon Tunnel 4 in May.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Teladoc and served as its founding CEO.
- Founded Internet Global and negotiated its reported $122 million buyout in 2000.
- Received EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Central Plains Award.
- Published fiction and business books, including the four-volume Tachyon Tunnel series.
- Completed 18 marathons, as reported by his publisher and his own author profile.
- Serves on the Texas Business Hall of Fame board.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced Tachyon Tunnel 4 on LinkedIn; retailer Indigo lists publication on May 17, 2026.
- **2025-03** — Released Tachyon Tunnel 2: The Daklin Empire on March 10 and discussed it in a March 29 author interview.

## Links

- Website: https://michaelgorton.us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-gorton/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mgalcor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgortonbooks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574156364174

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Last updated: 2026-10-21