Elon Musk - Resume

Elon Musk

CEO & Chief Technology Officer

Starbase, TX

elon.musk@x.com

x.com/elonmusk

@elonmusk

Profile

Visionary entrepreneur and engineer dedicated to accelerating humanity's transition to a multi-planetary species through sustainable energy. Possesses deep technical background and leadership experience in aerospace, electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, neurotechnology, and infrastructure construction. Expert in applying "First Principles" thinking to solve complex engineering and business challenges.

Work Experience

Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer

Jun 2002 - Present

SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.)

Founded the world's most advanced rocket and spacecraft manufacturing company, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and ultimately enable the colonization of Mars.
Led the design of Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy rockets, and the Dragon spacecraft.
Achievements:
- Achieved the world's first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit (2008).
- Also achieved vertical landing and reuse of rocket first stages on land and sea platforms.
- Successfully sent human astronauts to the International Space Station (Demo-2, 2020).
- Currently developing "Starship," the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.

CEO & Product Architect

Feb 2004 - Present

Tesla, Inc.

Lead the company's product design, engineering, and global manufacturing, dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.
Oversee the development of Roadster, Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y, Cybertruck, and Semi.
Achievements:
- Model S became the first electric car to receive the highest rating from Consumer Reports.
- Established the global Supercharger Network.
- Launched Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta technologies.
- Built multiple Gigafactories to achieve mass production of batteries and vehicles.

Owner & CTO

Oct 2022 - Present

X Corp. (formerly Twitter)

Acquired and took Twitter private, dedicated to making it a global digital town square protecting free speech.
Driving platform restructuring, introducing subscription services (X Premium), combating fake accounts, and open-sourcing recommendation algorithms.
Envisioning the construction of an "Everything App" covering payments, video, messaging, and more.

Founder

Dec 2016 - Present

The Boring Company

Aiming to solve urban traffic congestion by building networks of fast-digging underground tunnels.
Successfully operating the Loop tunnel system in Las Vegas.

Co-Founder

Jul 2016 - Present

Neuralink

Developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces aimed at connecting the human brain with computers.
Goal is to treat neurological disorders and ultimately achieve symbiosis between humans and artificial intelligence.
Achievements: Successfully demonstrated brain-machine interface technology in pigs and monkeys, and began human clinical trials.

Co-Founder

Dec 2015 - Feb 2018

OpenAI

Participated in founding the non-profit artificial intelligence research organization, aiming to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.

Education

BS in Physics & BS in Economics

University of Pennsylvania

1992 - 1997

The Wharton School - BS in Economics
College of Arts and Sciences - BS in Physics

PhD in Physics (Dropped Out)

Stanford University

1995 (Dropped out after 2 days)

Focused on applied physics and materials science, primarily researching high-energy-density capacitors.

Core Skills

Engineering

Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Design Electric Powertrain Materials Science Software Architecture

Management

Vertical Integration Hardcore Management Crisis Management Product Strategy

Mindset

First Principles Thinking Reverse Engineering

Programming

C++ Python (Early) Basic AI Principles

Honors & Awards

Time Person of the Year

2021
Member of the National Academy of Engineering

2022
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

2018
Heinlein Prize

2011 - For contributions to commercial spaceflight