Elon Musk is chief executive officer of Tesla, where he has led the company's growth into the world's most valuable automaker. He is also founder and chief executive of the aerospace company SpaceX and has founded or led ventures in neural interfaces, tunneling and artificial intelligence.
At a Glance
- Based in
- Austin, Texas, U.S.
- Nationality
- American (born in South Africa)
- Born
- 1971
- Education
- B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
Career history
- 2008–presentChief Executive OfficerTesla, Inc.
- 2002–presentFounder, CEO & Chief EngineerSpaceX
- 1999–2002Co-FounderPayPal (X.com)
- 1995–1999Co-FounderZip2
Highlights
- Led Tesla to become the world's most valuable automaker.
- Founded SpaceX and pioneered reusable orbital rockets.
- Co-founded the online-payments company that became PayPal.
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