Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a technology entrepreneur who works with firms such as Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. He was born June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. He first migrated to Canada in 1989, then to the United States, where he became a citizen in 2002. Musk attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a bachelor's degree before traveling to California to work on technology projects. He grew international prominence through his efforts in electric vehicles, space exploration, and artificial intelligence.

His entrepreneurial career began in 1995, when he co-founded Zip2, a software company that was sold in 1999. After that, he founded X.com, an online payments platform that later became PayPal and was acquired by eBay in 2002. The same year, Musk launched SpaceX.

Later, he became closely linked with Tesla and stepped in as CEO in 2008. Under his leadership, Tesla pushed the electric vehicle industry forward and gained worldwide recognition. Over the years, Musk has also worked on other tech ventures such as Neuralink and The Boring Company. In 2022, he bought Twitter and rebranded the platform as X in 2023.

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Elon Musk - Career Highlights & Events

• • 2002: Founded SpaceX to reduce space transportation costs and enable Mars colonisation.
  • 2004–2008: Became Tesla’s largest shareholder (2004) and officially took over as CEO and Product Architect (2008).
  • 2022: Completed the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October.
  • 2023: Officially rebranded Twitter to X in July.
  • 2025: Served as a Senior Advisor and co-lead of DOGE from January 20 to May 28, 2025.