Awards & Recognition
★University of Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame inductee (2015)
★Distinguished Alumni Award - University of Illinois
★Alumni Award for Distinguished Service - University of Illinois
★Fortune '24 Top Innovators' (2007)
★Business 2.0 '50 People Who Matter Now' (2007)
Notable Facts
→Co-founded Tesla Motors in 2003 and served as original CEO until 2007
→Inventor on 30+ patents spanning electronics, e-books, and electric vehicles
→Co-founded NuvoMedia and created Rocket eBook, first secure e-book delivery
→Co-founded Network Computing Devices (went IPO in 1992)
→Founded battery company Tiveni (2019), now retired since 2021
→Estimated net worth of $500 million
→Still Tesla shareholder and supporter
→Active on speaking circuit with multiple speaker bureaus
→Married to Carolyn Eberhard