Elon Musk

Experience

Recent

• January 2019

  Traveled to China for the groundbreaking of Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory

• October 2018

  Filed an 'intent to use' trademark application for Teslaquila

Back then

• 2017

  Purchased x.com domain from PayPal

• September 2016

  Revealed Mars colonization exploration architecture details

• 2016

  Сo-founded Neuralink
  In 2016, I co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology startup company to integrate the human brain with artificial intelligence.

• December 2015

  Announced creation on OpenAi
  In December 2015, I announced the creation of OpenAI, a not-for-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research company. OpenAI aims to develop artificial general intelligence in a way that is safe and beneficial to humanity.

• November 2015

  Made a cameo in The Big Bang Theory episode

• June 2015

  Announced Hyperloop design competition
  In June 2015, I announced a design competition for students and others to build Hyperloop pods to operate on a SpaceX-sponsored mile-long track in a 2015–2017 Hyperloop pod competition. The track was used in January 2017, and Musk also started building a tunnel.

• February 2015

  Donated US$10 million to the Future of Life Institute

• January 2015

  Made a cameo in The Simpsons episode

• 2014

  Announced Open-Sourcing Tesla Technology
  In 2014, I announced that Tesla would allow its technology patents to be used by anyone in good faith in a bid to entice automobile manufacturers to speed up development of electric cars.

• 2013

  SolarCity became the second largest solar power provider

• 2012

  Announced SolarCity and Tesla Collaboration

• 2007

  Became the CEO of Tesla
  Following the financial crisis in 2008 and after a series of escalating conflicts in 2007, Eberhard was ousted from the firm. I assumed leadership of the company as CEO and product architect.

• May 2002

  Founded SpaceX, a space exploration company
  I founded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, in May 2002 with US$100 million of his early fortune. I became the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief technology officer (CTO). SpaceX develops and manufactures space launch vehicles with a focus on advancing the state of rocket technology.

• March 1999

  Cofounded X.com, a financial service and payment company
  In March 1999, I co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company, with US$10 million from the sale of Zip2.

• 1995

  Started Zip2, a Web Software Company
  In 1995, I and my brother, Kimbal, started Zip2, a web software company which developed and marketed an Internet city guide for the newspaper publishing industry. The company raised money from a small group of angel investors.

• 1992

  Went to University of Pennsylvania to Study Business and Physics

• June 1989

  Moved to Canada to attend Queen's University

• 1983

  Sold his first video game, Blastar