An engineer, industrial designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Citizenship in three countries namely South Africa, where he was born, Canada and United States of America, where he currently resides. The founder, CEO of SpaceX, and also the co-founder, CEO and the product architect of Tesla, Inc. Elected an FRS in 2018. Net worth is of $38.4 bn and is listed by Forbes as 23rd richest person in the world. Fame of being a CEO for any automobile manufacturer for a very longer tenure. Tesla, Inc. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in July 2003. Mr Musk led the Series A round of funding in Feb 2004 joining the company’s board as it’s chairman. Tesla first built an electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster and continued with Model S, Model X. In addition to its own cars, Tesla sold electric powertrain systems to Daimler for the Smart EV, and two Mercedes Electric Drive products and to Toyota RAV4 EV. Tesla’s vision stated by Musk “Build sports car. Use that money to build an affordable car. Use that money to build an even more affordable car. While doing above, also provide zero-emission electric power generation options”. Elon’s Views and opinions: Political: "half Democrat, half Republican" Artificial intelligence: "the most serious threat to the survival of the human race“ Public Transport: “It Sucks” “I prefer individualized transport”. Destiny and religion: “I don’t think there is some kind of master intelligence involved behind everything”. Awards and Recognitions: Co-first on the Forbes list of the Most Innovative Leaders of 2019. Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. In 2017, Oslo Business for Peace Award. Ranked 21st on Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People in December 2016. In 2015, IEEE Honorary Membership award. On 16 March 2014, President's award for Exploration and Technology. In 2013, Fortune Businessperson of the year for SpaceX, SolarCity, and Tesla. & many more...... THANK YOU.
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