About
Vaibhav Taneja has served as Tesla's Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. Prior to his appointment as CFO, he served as Tesla's Chief Accounting Officer since March 2019, as Corporate Controller from May 2018, and as Assistant Corporate Controller between February 2017 and May 2018.
Mr. Taneja joined Tesla through its 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, where he had served in various finance and accounting roles from March 2016, and earlier was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both India and the United States between July 1999 and March 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Roles
Tesla, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Current role
Aug 2023–present
Tesla, Inc.
Chief Accounting Officer
Mar 2019 - Aug 2023
Tesla, Inc.
Corporate Controller
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Tesla, Inc.
Assistant Corporate Controller
Feb 2017 - May 2018
SolarCity Corporation
Various finance and accounting roles · Joined Tesla upon its acquisition of SolarCity in November 2016
Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Finance and accounting roles (India and U.S.)
Jul 1999 - Mar 2016
Fixed Compensation
FY 2024
All Other Compensation
$3,000
Total (Summary Compensation Table)
$139,472,935
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2024
Stock awards
Stock option award (granted 10/31/2024)
941,487 options
Restricted stock units (granted 10/31/2024)
104,610 units