Elon Musk - Chief Executive Officer @ SpaceX

Overview

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Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer
Primary Organization
SpaceX

Location Austin, Texas, United States
Regions Southern US
Gender Male

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X (Twitter) View on X

Elon Musk is based out of Austin, Texas, and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tesla and also an Advisory Board Member of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management has been growing fast along with the reform, and development of the Chinese economy. Elon previously worked at OpenAI as a Co-founder. Elon Musk attended the University of

Pennsylvania. Elon Musk has received the 2026 Global Recognition Award.

Personal Investments

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Elon Musk

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Venture Round - X (formerly Twitter)

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raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	X (formerly Twitter)	—	Venture Round - X (formerly Twitter)	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stripe	—	Series A - Stripe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stripe	—	Seed Round - Stripe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Game Trust	—	Series B - Game Trust	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	PayPal	—	Series C - PayPal	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	BIOSORRA	Musk Foundation	Yes	Pre Seed Round - BIOSORRA	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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exit -

X (formerly Twitter)

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exits. Their most notable exits are

X (formerly Twitter)

PayPal

, and

Game Trust

X (formerly Twitter) X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
PayPal PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
Game Trust Game Trust offers infrastructure for community and commerce apps in the online games and entertainment industry.

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Elon Musk

has

current jobs including

CEO and Founder

xAI

Founder

Grok

, and

Founder

The Boring Company

. Additionally,

Elon Musk

has had

past jobs including

CEO

X (formerly Twitter)

xAI CEO and Founder2023
Grok Founder2023
The Boring Company Founder2017
Neuralink Co-Founder & Co-CEO2017
StreShi Developer2016
SpaceX Chief Executive OfficerOct 2008
Tesla Co-Founder and CEO2003
SpaceX Co-Founder2002

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
X (formerly Twitter)	CEO	Oct 2022	2023
OpenAI	Co-founder	Dec 2015	2018
PayPal	Co-Founder	Mar 1999	Oct 2000
zip2	Co-Founder	1995	Feb 1999

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Elon Musk

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

X (formerly Twitter)

Advisory Board Member

Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

, and

Advisor to CEO

eSaver

X (formerly Twitter) Board MemberApr 2022
Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management Advisory Board MemberOct 12, 2018
eSaver Advisor to CEOJun 1, 2015
Proforce Limited General Managing Manager2008
SpaceX Member of the BoardApr 2004
Brittoverse Advisor1924
SolarCity Chairman of the Board of Directors
xAI Board Member
XPRIZE Member of the Board of Trustees

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Tesla	Chairman of the Board of Directors	—	Oct 2018
OpenAI	Chairman of the Board of Directors	—	—
Halcyon Molecular	Member of the Board of Directors	Sep 2010	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Canisius College Alumni Founded Companies	91,255
Manufacturing Public Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue	22,598
National University of Sciences and Technology Alumni Founded Companies	71,534
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Alumni Founded Companies	47,763
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Alumni Founded Companies	90,032
Eastern Michigan University Alumni Founded Companies	78,804
Auckland University of Technology Alumni Founded Companies	83,344
Capella University Alumni Founded Companies	79,990
Leiden University Alumni Founded Companies	67,963
College of Engineering, Guindy Alumni Founded Companies	72,428

Education

Elon Musk

studied at

University of Pennsylvania

and

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania B.A.Physics
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania BSBusiness

Events

Number of Events

Elon Musk

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Viva Technology 2023

May 23, 2023

Viva Technology 2023 Speaker Paris, Ile-de-France, France, EuropeMay 23, 2023
Code Conference 2016 Speaker Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, North AmericaMay 31, 2016
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaSep 12, 2011

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles

3,860

News•

Jul 1, 2026