Résumé
— Aiming to reduce global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption, and reducing the risk of human extinction by making life multi-planetary and setting up a human colony on Mars.
Experience
Now
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06/2005 – present
Chairman at SolarCity
Created a collaboration between SolarCity and Tesla to use electric vehicle batteries to smooth the impact of rooftop solar on the power grid.
Provided the initial concept and financial capital.
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02/2004 – present
CEO and Product Architect at Tesla Motors
Currently oversee the company's product strategy -- including the design, engineering and manufacturing of more and more affordable electric vehicles for mainstream consumers.
Insisted on using carbon fiber composite materials in the hull to minimize weight, developed the battery module and even some elements of design, like the headlights.
Received Global Green 2006 product design award for Tesla Roadster design.
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02/2002 – present
CEO and CTO at SpaceX
Plans to reduce space transportation costs to enable people to colonize Mars.
Oversee the development of rockets and spacecraft for missing to Earth orbit and ultimately to other planets.
Developed the Falcon 9 spacecraft which replaced the space shuttle when it retired in 2011.
Back then
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03/1999 – 10/2002
CEO at X.com and PayPal
- Involved in the development of new business models, conducted a successful viral marketing campaign, which led to a rapid increase in the number of customers.
- Created a method of securely transferring money using a recipient's e-mail address.
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01/1995 – 02/1999
Co-founder at Zip2
- Created a platform where newspapers — including credible ones as New York Times — could offer their customers some additional commercial services.
Achievements & Certificates
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2015
IEEE Honorary Membership
Given to people who have rendered meritorious service to humanity in the IEEE's designated fields of interest.
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2015
Businessperson of the Year by Fortune Magazine
Given to people who have rendered meritorious service to humanity in the IEEE's designated fields of interest.
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2013
The Fortune Businessperson of the year for SpaceX, SolarCity, and Tesla.
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2012
Royal Aeronautical Society's highest award: a Gold Medal
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2011
Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization
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2010
FAI Gold Space Medal
The highest award in air and space. For designing the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit.
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2007/2008
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low award
For design of the Falcon 1, the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to reach orbit.
Languages
Skills💪
Likes🙌
Dislikes👎
Wants💫
Education📚
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09/1992 – 06/1995Bachelorr's degree of Science in Economics at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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09/1992 – 06/1995Bachelorr's degree of Science in Physics at Penn's College of Arts and Sciences
Interesting about me🎭
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Enthusiastic Learner
Got the full 6-month Commodore manual in 3 days, made a game, sold it for $500. At age 12
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Excellent at Budget Management
Lived on $1/day during college, eating mostly hot dogs to learn money doesn't really matter
Publications and Books📝
- 2018. Making life multi-planetary. New Space, 2-11.
- 2017. Making humans a multi-planetary species. New Space, 5(2), 46-61.
- 2006. The secret Tesla Motors master plan (just between you and me). blog), August, 2.
- 2001. U.S. Patent No. 6,185,194. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- 1999. U.S. Patent No. 5,944,769. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.