Elon Musk

Technology Entrepreneurs

Elon Musk is a businessman and former public official who serves as CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, he emigrated to Canada in 1989 and later became a U.S. citizen. He co-founded Zip2, X.com, SpaceX, OpenAI, Neuralink, and the Boring Company, and acquired Twitter in 2022, later rebranding it as X. He was a Senior Advisor to the President in 2025.

Born: June 28, 1971
SpaceX role: Founder, CEO and chief engineer
U.S. government role: Senior Advisor to the President in 2025

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