Elon Musk

Elon Musk is the Technoking of Tesla and has served as Chief Executive Officer since October 2008 and as a director since 2004. As one of Tesla's founders and its largest shareholder, he guided the company from an early-stage startup, through its 2010 IPO, to transformative growth into one of the most valuable companies in the world.

Mr. Musk has also served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) since May 2002; as Chairman of SolarCity from July 2006 until its acquisition by Tesla in November 2016; as Chief Technology Officer of X Corp since October 2022; and as Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of x.AI Corp since March 2023 (now Chief Executive Officer of X.AI Holdings Corp following the March 2025 merger of X and xAI). He is also a founder of The Boring Company and Neuralink Corporation.

Earlier in his career he co-founded PayPal, acquired by eBay in October 2002, and Zip2 Corporation, acquired by Compaq in March 1999. He holds a B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Business from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.