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Subonit apcokiLa Sucnmaoc of a suceçsstul entrporene

indicaing milestone achieue meDts.
ElonAusk
Name ELon Reeue Musk
Borca June 98,19H Caqe 50).
ce toia,Sauth AEmiea.
Citige.nsbipSouth Afsica a-presend
caDada 1a -pomeseod )
Uaited States C2002poresent
Alma mates:Uoiucorsity_oi lcetearia.
ueeo's uniuercsity-
Uaiuersity of Penosyluania t Bs2 BA,1994)
Ttle Eounden,CEO_and chief Enaioeer of Spase Xx
CEOAnd poduct acchitecf_of Tesla,Toc
Faundese of The Borciaa ompany4x.com(oaus
Paart of PauPa)
Co:feundeec et Neumlink,openAT and zip2
Net Dortb 19,oBo cmomes USD =2021

Eorrly i Fe

EloD ReeueHuskuas boccn io 194L io etaonio one

of South Africa's horee capitat cities, His fotheos
as an cogiee and bia amother amadel and
Dutmonist. He is the oldest ot thoce e childorenall
biqh-achieueoes His bmthem, kimbal tusk,1s a.
ucoture capitaisT and couimonneotalist , 1His siste
ToscaHuskis an Amamd - uainning Pmduceor and
diorecharr, Asa child,uss ueas So lost io bis daydoeams
labot inveaHonsthat bis face ots and doctoscs
omdecred a tcst to cbeck bis beaorioq At obaut tbe.
tione f bispomeot's.disoctea oban.be.uoas in Husk
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deueloped ao intecest in comPutemsHe taugbt himselff.

hanta proqao,add uheobeuoas i , b e Sald biis
imst Softuaame a aame bc coreated called Blastam.
Tn gcade Scbasl, Husk a s sbooct,inouecmted md
bookisb. H c uas buuied uoHl be s a s I5 Oncal
ueat homugbagcotb-sput and Leaco.ed hou
deleod biooself unith Kamate and uces Hioq-

Aim-
Aimina to ccduce qiobal uacconioq thrOugb Sustaicobla
eoeg Pocoductlan_and consumpkion.Plannioa to-
reduce tbe arisK_ot burman eaHoctiooby making-
ufe multi- plaoetamy aod scttinq upabu0aa
Calooy oo Hams

Educatioo
oivecsity of Pore tomia in Sauth AErica Hiah Scbaa-
CocaduaHoo s
2 uec
ueeco's Uaiuecsit io kinqdarm,Ootario-Dapped
aEtece tuoc yeanGS
5 bamtoo Schoo af tbe Uoivensiy of Penosyluania-
Bachelooe of Scieoce ir Economics
APeoo's colleae of Acts and Sciences-BS.c io Pbysics
5)Stanfecmd Uniueocsitio califomoia PhD in Eoenq
PhusicsC Dcapped oftem tuoadays).

Eacly Acomplishments
IH heme u20s a paint ot bociqht escape fooe musK i t
uwas techoaloqy wheo be unas _only lo b e became
Ocquainted uoi th prcoqmmminq uia Commadooce VIC-20
Cn inexpe.nsiuo bome_Computem BFance Lanq,be bad
eeame-proticieot enougb to coreataBlostom -a udea gaane.
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i o the style of spa.cetAuadems He sald the BAsTg

codetor tbe aaome omaga2ine called Pc and oficaL
Tecbaalagy Eae S5oo.
To aoe teunq iocdeot a that timeHusk,alaog
Laith bis bam the,Planoed toopen a uideo qame
amcade pcar thain schaol. UlHmately,theic pareots
aincd the planBut aPRameDtuL tbe ooly tbiD9-
Sto ppinq umen them uas tbe oeed tor a tupeoemit,
toc Dbicb ao adult bad to app

Notable Accacoplsb.meots
usk a s 944yeams ald uobeo be maucd to-
Caufoocnic to _Pumsue a Pb PhD. in aPplied
pbusics at Staofomd vaiue cmsit Butuith he
Tniemset eaplodina aod Sileoo ualley baaminq
musk bad entre pmeoeumialuisians dancinq io his
head He Le ft the Pho pocoamam oftcom ust
daus
X Coo
Io 9q uith 23000 and his youncar boathen
6imbal at bis sideHusk stam ted zip2 ,a ueb
Softu2oce eampany that uoauuld belp ocuns papems_
deuelop_onlioe city quides
To jag9Zip2 a s ocquicecl by Conopoq's Alta
Uista ocb scamch engine tar a uhoo pioq 40
million.Husk used his _zipo buyaut_maneL o
Coeate X c o a udbich be intended ko shape i o t a

the future Of baoking-

Xca was meamed uoith a monu trans fenm tocna
LalledLonioit aod the esulBog CompanyCame k
be kaoD as Paypal Husk as then auskc fma
the companybeforce it uwos baugbt byîoe Bay fonr $1-5 biuian
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ough he let' Loith 3 so nmiulon worh stQRtucaional
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Tesla
Fimst be conteibuted Eunding-obaut i 70 millioa then
i n 200o4, Huslk iained cogincesrS Macin EbcocbaoeLand
Harde Tecepeoning o help mua tesla natorns obece
Husk uos inte aoml in desianina the tesla Boadstcoc, ao
electocic aa eltbauqb :Afteo Ebescbamd was _aus ted fomra
the iecom i o 200, tallouoingosemies otdisaqmee mens,
dusk Sciged coanageneot cantrallas CEO and produet-
accbitect Uoden bis watch,Tesla bas become one of
tbe uvaocld 's mast papulooc and caucted carr boands
To additioo e pooducioa electocic uebicles,Tesla
meiodauuns a obust poresence in the Salast encau
Spacethanks to is acquisittoo o£SolamCity Foundcd io
2006,tbis clean-eocmy-Seices campany enss
pooduces uoD mecbamoable Solam botenries, mainlu
used o r staonacy encegyStoarag.e pmposcsThe-
SmalLem Pauoestuall oas deuelop.ccl fom home backup_
PouDenm and off-the-qrid use phile h e l a ae
Pouesepack is inteDdcd tae Commcmcioal am clectoid
utiu acidLS
SpaccXL
Musk used mucb oi h e pmocceds af bis Payfoal sale
t o ouod Spacc ezplaomuoo techoalaqiesconporoaHon
Commaaly KDOLnaas Spacex,an iatecnstellan fmue
Corapans B1 bis auas occauot Husk seeot $too
miu'on tofoundSpocc X in 20o2
ithSpace X,Husk landed Scuesral hiqhpmilo contmcs-
ith NASA and tbe .s Glr Famee to design
cocke ts_aod conduct mniLtamy missions Huskbas
been wocalabout his plaos to Send an astoranout te
Haocsbuy 2025 ioo collabostaHue e FEonct uoith NASA
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Companies
zip2 Cocpocta ioo
2)PayPal
3 SPace X
Tesla totoms
5)SolacCity+
6) The Bocinq Companu
NeumUoK

Louenions_and TonouationaS

perlaop
Lo Auqust 2013, usk aeleased a conce pt fot aoeu
tocm of transpoctatioD called the " ldypercloop ", ao
inueoHon that Loauld tastenc conamutnq betuoec
maja cihes shile Scucocly cuHinq tmue me.
Tdcally cesistant to uacatben and poioemed by
TLaeuaable cocca he Hypecionpualdpopel
oiders io Pods thoug b a netueoms of laLo - pocessuTe
tubes at seeds are.acbioq mooce thao Z0o mph.Husk
noted b a t theHupelsap cauld take a£Ecom 2 to
laueamso be builtand acadytorusc

AT ood Ne a link
Muskbas putsued aninterest ioa HEicialintellioeoce, J

becaaina co-cbaim of the noo-pmaEit Opco AT Th

peseanccb canpany lLauacbed io late 2015 uaitb he
Stated missiao of odinaninq diaitalin+eligence to
bene i t bumani L
TA 201Litas also oeporhed Ahat Husk Lms hockinq
wotume called nainmuakabicb inteods ta cmeate
Ldedces to be implonted o the aumao.bocain.on.d help-
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People mecae oitbs.oftuooote teepanded on tbe

Lampany's pmogoessdurinqaJuly 209 discussioO-
eveatinq that its deuices uaillcoosist of a omicrcascopic
chip hat conoecS uo Rluckootb to a Smartpbane

Hiqb-specd Irain
Lo lake Noucomben 2014 afkec chicao Haym Kahm
Emaneul asked Lor poroposals o build and apermte a
biab-specd mail Line hat uuould tans potpassenges
tconno'Haore Aiccpart to daontano Chicoao in 20e
minutes_ar less, Husk tueecked that be bas LOas all
in on the eanmpeHion oih he Baceing Company
de Said hat the coneept af the ChicoqoLoap Laseld.
be difEecne.ot Lom bis HypeccLoapits celoHuelyL
Shemt aute not cequiioq he needtoc doaLoinq-
a vaccumto _elUoinate aimfmieHon.

FlomehcAuacom
Husk also c epamtedlu ound amorKet for Hbe Bomioq-
Camanys lome HhmaunearsAfLea annauning hey
uneme aoinq e n Sale fo ShoO apiece io late Jonuam
20 13,be claimed Eo baueSald 1o,000 aE hem withic
a dau-

Awoods and HooouTs

Eotore prreoeum AF the yeam aunanme to 2004 far hisuoark

on Tesla and Spocc
2 Maiona uoildL'fe FedeocaHioo 2008 NaHona consefua Hon
Acbieuemeat awarrd Forc Tesla aod Salarncity
T o p h i o 200s-
) NaHanalspace Socicts Uon Aoun
siqniHan
2009,aiuen tor.leademshp ofLthe mast
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4)Lises as one of the Time's lao peaple udho mast

a FEecke d b e unoocld l o 201o.
s The uwoccld gaueccaing body fonc aemospace meccds
Pocesented musk in 2o1o uitb the bigbest awamd io.
am and space, tbe EAT Gald Space Hedal, foc.
designiaq the fistprciuately deueloped oocKe t
Orbit

6)Naned as ance of the 15 mastiaflutnHal peaple af the-

215 ccotum by ESquiee onagngine
To Eebaruam201l Foerbes isked Hus Kas doe of 1

Aaneria's 2amast paLocee cEO's u and undcm

S To 2012, dusk uoas aDamded he Bayal AconautiaL
Saciety's highcst auad: A Ghold Hedal-
I n 2el3, usk uwas naned the Eanckune Business peorson
of dhe uear Fom Spocex,Solamci ku andTesla
D)Ausoond ed he residcots au2amd Fooe EsploomHan and
Tecboaloqyof he Explaceors ctub at h e anoual aala
o n iaocch l6, 2o14
D2015 at Nele's 314 h commeocemeot ccrconany
ecciued Honocam Dactomate in Engineeming and
Technalogy
12To2015,he was au2amded TEEE Honencamy dembc.rship.
B ) T o Hay 2017 usk usas aaamdee he aslo Business loo
PcaceAwad
Lo 2o12, u s k uas moked gs h ao Fombes istof tbe
cclds_mAst pauaemkul peopla-
152Muskuas clecked o fellouo of the Rayal Sacie CEBS)
i o 2o 13
1c)
sked amo.nq the Times 1bo a s t InHucakalPeaple
i nthe uerld in 2010 2013 and 2ol8
Husk uas s t e d oint st-on the Ecbes ustof
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132On Dece.coberci, o2oHusk uaas aLvaoeded tbe Axe

Springemawom
Ia2 Husk canbedoo. oo Business pemsoo of Tbe Ycarr
2020 s tby Eoctune Haqo8ine
20) On Jonuamy 10, 2021 dusK uas canbedEon Focbe's
BILlonamieS Lisk:

SKills and Competencies

Thinkiaa hnatugh ficst pciaciplesmockeinag-

Hiccomanaqeoeot, iaal orieoted, estieny
utce Facused, Leademsbip,Ccotuit, Time-
Manaqement Pe-osistencesTucaioq ideasinto
Campanies Longtecon tbiakia9ColHcal thlakig
Nccbal and uoci theo cammuaioaHon e .

Toteomesis

Phusics, Sushaioabili b PhiloanthocoPLExtm-teresral

fe ALteorna HieeocccgYSouces,Space engineemig
Beadinq, uudea qames, AT,Tueittcom

BefeccenceS
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