Elon Musk: The Multifaceted Visionary Behind SpaceX, Tesla, and More
Elon Musk co-founded and leads Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company.
At Tesla, he oversees product design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles, battery products, and solar energy products. As lead designer at SpaceX, he develops rockets and spacecraft for missions to Earth orbit and beyond. He is also CEO of Neuralink, which focuses on brain-machine interfaces.
Musk previously co-founded and sold PayPal and Zip2. Since acquiring Twitter, he introduced paid subscriptions for verification and laid off a significant portion of staff. He uses a private jet owned by SpaceX and has expressed strong views on free speech, even allowing accounts that pose a direct safety risk to remain active. Musk describes himself as politically moderate but his views have shifted rightward over time.