Awards & Recognition
★MIT Technology Review TR35 - Top 35 Innovators Under 35 (2010)
★Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Northern California (2013)
★Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Award for Corporate Energy Generation (SolarCity)
Notable Facts
→Co-founded SolarCity in 2006, which became the largest residential solar installer in the US
→Previously co-founded Everdream, acquired by Dell in 2007
→First cousin to Elon Musk, whose mother is twin sister to Rive's mother
→Led SolarCity to 2 gigawatts of installations across 27 states and 300,000+ customers
→Started first company at age 17 in South Africa
→Member of US National Underwater Hockey Team
→Currently active angel investor with investments in Bellwether Coffee, Solarcycle, and others
→Grew SolarCity from 2 to over 6,000 employees before Tesla acquisition in 2016
→Left Tesla in 2017 to pursue new entrepreneurial activities