Elon Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur, engineer, and inventor who is currently living in the United States. Born in Pretoria, South Africa on June 28, 1971, Musk obtained his Canadian citizenship in 1989 and his United States citizenship in 2002.
Musk attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, before transferring to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.
Musk is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX, a space exploration company that has become the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. He is also the founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc., an electric vehicle and clean energy company.
In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Musk is also the founder of The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company, and Neuralink, a neurotechnology company. He is also the founder of OpenAI, a nonprofit research organization that works to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.
Musk has been involved in numerous philanthropic efforts, including the Musk Foundation, which focuses on renewable energy, science, and engineering education, and the Musk Foundation SolarCity Initiative, which provides solar power to low-income communities.
In 2020, Musk was named the world’s second-richest person by Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of $70.5 billion.
Musk is currently living in the United States, where he continues to pursue his many business and philanthropic endeavors. He is a highly influential figure in the tech industry and has been credited with revolutionizing the way we think about space exploration, electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence.