ELON MUSK

e: elonMuskOffice@TeslaMotors.com | m: +1 800 613 8840 | LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3cGBdxY

Inc. 3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 United States.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

09/1992 - 06/1995: WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Bachelor of Sciences
Subject: Economics.

09/1992 - 06/1995: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF

PENNSYLVANIA
Bachelor of Arts
Subject: Physics.

1983 - 1988: PRETORIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, PRETORIA

High School (Grades 8-12)
Gauteng Department of Education.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CO-FOUNDER,
ZIP2.
1995 - 1999
 Created a platform where newspapers - including credible ones as New York Times - could
offer their customers some additional commercial services.

CEO,
X.COM AND PAYPAL.
1999 - 2002
 Involved in the development of new business models, conducted a successful viral
marketing campaign, which led to a rapid increase in the number of customers.
 Created a method of securely transferring money using a recipient's e- mail address.

FOUNDER, CEO & LEAD DESIGNER,

SPACEX - SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES.
2002 – PRESENT
 Successfully launched Falcon Heavy, the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a
factor of two with the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb). Plans to reduce
space transportation costs to enable people to colonize Mars.
 Developed the Falcon 9 spacecraft which replaced the space shuttle when it retired in 2011.

CEO AND PRODUCT ARCHITECT,

TESLA INC.
2004 - PRESENT
 Global sales passed 250,000 units in September 2017.
 Consumer Reports named Tesla as the top American car brand and ranked it 8th among
global carmakers in February 2017.
 Topped Consumer Reports Annual Owner Satisfaction Survey at 91% in 2016.

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CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER CHAIRMAN,
SOLARCITY (SUBSIDIARY OF TESLA INC.).
2006- PRESENT
 Offers energy storage services through Tesla, including a battery backup service.
 In 2015, installed 870MW of solar power, approx. 28% of total in U.S. that year.

FOUNDER & CEO,

NEUROLINK.
2016- PRESENT
 A company aims to make devices to treat serious brain diseases in the short-term.

FOUNDER,
THE BORING COMPANY.
2017 – PRESENT
 Developed an ultra-high-speed underground transportation system.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

 Honorary Doctor of Engineering and Technology from Yale University.

 Honorary Doctorate in Design from the Art, Centre College of Design.
 FAI Gold Space Medal, 2010.
 Honoured with an Edison Achievement Award for his "commitment to innovation
throughout his career", 2014.
 Awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, 2019.
 Ranked No.1 on Businessperson of The Year by Fortune Magazine, 2020.
 Ranked #1 on Forbes' Billionaires List on January 10th ,2021.

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

 Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, 2006.

 Honorary Membership of IEEE, 2015.
 Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018.

AREAS OF INTEREST

 Physic, Space engineering and Extra-terrestrial life (Founder of space exploration company
– SPACEX).
 Sustainability and Alternative energy sources (Founder of electric car company – TESLA
and SOLARCITY).
 Philanthropy (Founder of charity organization – Musk Foundation).

LANGUAGES

1.English 2.Afrikaans

REFERENCES

 Jeff Bezos, CEO & President at Amazon, jeff@amazon.com, +1 206-266-1000.

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