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Elon Musk

Also known as: Musk

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; founder of xAI; co-founder of OpenAI; owner of X/Twitter; one of the wealthiest people in history

Current Role
Founder & CEO
Organization
xAI
Born
1971
Age ~55
Net Worth
$330.0B
as of Mar 2025

Expert Positions2 topics

TopicViewEstimateConfidenceDate
P(doom)Moderate10-20%mediumOct 2024
AGI TimelinesVery shortAGI within 1-2 years (stated Oct 2024)lowOct 2024

Career History8

Senior AdvisorCurrent
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Jan 2025 – present
Founder & CEOFounderCurrent
Mar 2023 – present
Owner & (briefly) CEOCurrent
Twitter / X Corp
Oct 2022 – present
CEOCurrent
Tesla
2008 – present
Founder, CEO & Chief EngineerFounderCurrent
SpaceX
2002 – present
Co-founder & Co-chairmanFounder
Dec 2015 – Feb 2018
Co-founder & CEOFounder
X.com / PayPal
1999 – 2002
Co-founder & CTOFounder
Zip2
1995 – 1999

Education

BS in Economics and BS in Physics, University of Pennsylvania; briefly attended Stanford PhD program (dropped out after 2 days)

No publications recorded.

No funding connections recorded.

Links

Organization Roles2

xAIFounderCurrent
CEO & Founder
Mar 2023 – present
OpenAIFounder
Co-chairman (board)
Dec 2015 – Feb 2018

Facts7

People
Employed ByxAI
Role / TitleFounder & CEO
Biographical
Net Worth$330 billion
Birth Year1971
EducationBS in Economics and BS in Physics, University of Pennsylvania; briefly attended Stanford PhD program (dropped out after 2 days)
Notable ForCEO of Tesla and SpaceX; founder of xAI; co-founder of OpenAI; owner of X/Twitter; one of the wealthiest people in history
Social Media@elonmusk
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