After yesterday's release of The Shooter, Esquire's 15,000 word piece by Phil Bronstein on the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden and his difficult transition back to civilian life, much attention is being correctly focused on the surprising straits that even the most highly-trained and elite soldiers face after often harrowing service to the United States.
Tesla Motors was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who financed the company until the Series A round of funding. Both men played active roles in the company's early development prior to Elon Musk's involvement. Musk led the Series A round of investment in February 2004, joining Tesla's board of directors as its chairman.
Elon Musk. Chairman. Elon Musk is also founder and CEO of SpaceX, a space launch vehicle company. Prior to SpaceX, he co-founded PayPal, the world's leading electronic payment system, and served as the company's chairman and CEO.PayPal went public in early 2002 and was sold to eBay later that year for $1.5 billion.e is CEO and chairman of Tesla Motors, a new all-electric American car company. Elon is also a trustee of the X Prize Foundation and the Musk Foundation, both of which have a strong interest in promoting renewable and environmentally friendly energy technologies.