ELON REEVE MUSK

• Born on June 28, 1971 Pretoria, South Africa.

• Moved to Canada to avoid Mandatory Service in South African
military.
• In 1998 got admission in Queen’s University, Ontario.
• In 1992 transferred to University of Pennsylvania.
• In 1997 graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Economics and
Physics.
BUSINESS CAREER
ZIP2
• In 1992 founded Zip2 with brother
Kimbal.
• Web software company for city guide.
• Acquired by Compaq in 1999. Musk
received $22 million of his share.
X.COM
• Co-founded x.com in 1999.
• Online financial and e-mail payment company.
• In 2000 merged with Confinity and renamed as
PayPal in 2000.
• Acquired by eBay in 2002 and Musk received
over $100 million.
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SPACE X
• Growth chamber for plants on Mars.
• Visited Russian to buy space rockets.
• Founded SpaceX in May 2002.
• In 2008 launched Falcon 1 successfully after three
failures.
• Successfully landed first stage of falcon 9 and
achieved his goal of reusable rockets.
TESLA MOTORS
• Accelerate the world’s transition to
sustainable energy.
• Musk invested $6.5 million in series A
funding of Tesla Motors and Became the
Chairman of Board of Governors.
• Became CEO and product architect in 2008.
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THE BORING COMPANY NEURALINK

• In 2016 founded The Boring Company • In 2016 founded Neuralink.
to construct tunnels. • A neurotechnology startup company to
integrate the human brain with AI.
SHAHID RAFIQ KHAN

• Born on July 18, 1950 in Lahore, Pakistan.

• Pakistani-American businessman and sports tycoon.
• In 1967, moved to USA to study at the University of Illinois at
Urbana–Champaign.
• Graduated in 1971 with a BSc in Industrial Engineering.
BUSINESS CAREER

FLEX-N-GATE
BIO-ALTERNATIVE
• After graduation hired as the Engineering Director in • Khan also founded Bio-Alternative to
the company.
offer bio diesel fuel as an efficient,
• In 1978, Started Bumper Works which made car
affordable and sustainable energy
bumpers for customized pickup trucks and body shop
repairs. alternative.
• In 1980 bought Flex-N-Gate from his former
employer.
• Supply bumpers to the Big Three Automakers
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
FULHAM F.C.
• In 2011, Khan purchased the • In 2013, he purchased London soccer
Jacksonville Jaguars from Wayne club Fulham F.C. of the Premier league.
Weaver.
• He is a first member of an ethnic
minority to own an NFL team.