Awards & Recognition
★MIT Technology Review Innovator #1 Under 35
★DesignNews Engineer of the Year
★Forbes 40 Under 40 (#2 position in 2015)
★Time Magazine Time100 Most Influential Companies 2024 (for Redwood)
★Fast Company World's 50 Most Innovative Companies 2024 and 2026
Notable Facts
→Tesla co-founder and former CTO for 15 years, legally recognized as co-founder
→Founded Redwood Materials in 2017, now valued at $6 billion as of 2025
→Company has raised over $1 billion including $775M Series C and $2B DOE loan
→Holds Stanford BS in Energy Systems Engineering and MS in Energy Engineering
→Currently serves on Tesla Board of Directors and QuantumScape board
→Company processes 6 GWh of batteries annually, equivalent to 60-80k EVs
→Redwood Materials is largest battery recycler in North America
→Featured speaker at major conferences and Congressional hearings