A careful blend of high-tech and luxury materials give the Tesla Roadster
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Company Board Elon Musk
Chairman, Product Architect and CEO As Chairman, Product Architect and CEO, Elon Musk drives the development of Tesla’s product strategy, product development and design efforts. Elon has been involved in key product decisions since the start of Tesla Motors, co-leading design of the Tesla Roadster, for which he won an Index and a Global Green award, the latter presented by Mikhail Gorbachev. Elon has influenced the design, performance goals and technology roadmap of the Tesla Roadster from the early developmental phase to the finished product in production today. Today, Elon is working with other members of the team to drive continuous improvements in the Roadster while preparing the company’s second car, a sports sedan, for mass production. He also serves as Chairman of Tesla Motors and has been the principal funder of the company, having provided the Series A and B funding and co-leading the Series C, D and bridge financings. Elon is also CEO and CTO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Chairman of the board of Solar City. Previously, Elon co-founded Zip2 and PayPal. Kimbal Musk
Director Kimbal Musk is CEO of Medium, Inc, an internet software company based in Boulder, Colo. Prior to Medium, he has been involved in many young businesses. Mr. Musk and his brother, Elon, started their first company, Zip2, an early content management company for the Internet, 1995. It was the first company to bring vector-based maps and door-to-door directions to the internet, and it built the online content management systems behind more than 100 media companies, including The New York Times. Zip2 was sold for $307 million in cash in 1999, one of the largest transactions of its kind in the internet industry. Since then, he has helped found, advised, and invested in several exciting young companies. His prior and current board seats, in addition to Tesla Motors, are Medium, Inc., Everdream Corp., BlackBook Media, SpaceX Corp., and ProgressNow.org. He also owns The Kitchen, in Boulder, Colo, one of "America's Top Restaurants" as per Zagat, Gourmet, and the James Beard Foundation. Mr. Musk has served as an Adjunct Professor at New York University, and is a graduate of Queen's Business School in Canada and the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Steve Westly
Director Steve Westly is the CEO and Founder of The Westly Group, which helps entrepreneurs build great companies in the Clean Tech space. Prior to founding The Westly Group, he served as the Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California – the world's sixth largest economy. As Controller, he chaired the State Lands Commission and served on 62 other boards and commissions, including CalPERS and CalSTRS, the nation's two largest public pension funds, which together invest more than $350 billion. During his four-year term, Mr. Westly spearheaded innovative tax programs that helped close the State's budget deficit. He also led an effort to commit more than $1 billion to clean technology investments. Before running for office, Mr. Westly helped guide the online auction company eBay through a period of rapid growth, serving as the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, M&A, and International. He helped bring eBay to Europe and Asia, and developed the marketing and acquisition strategies that paved the path for the firm's exponential growth. He also served as a senior executive for a number of Silicon Valley companies over a 20-year period, including WhoWhere, the nation's leading personal search directory, and Codd & Date, a relational database consulting firm with offices in five countries. Mr. Westly began his career in Washington, D.C., where he worked first on Capitol Hill and later in the Office of Conservation and Solar at the U.S. Department of Energy. He then returned to California to become special assistant to the president of the California Public Utilities Commission. While there, he published two books on alternative energy and the utilities. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and a Master's in Business Administration from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where he served on the faculty for five years. Mr. Westly and his wife Anita have started The Westly Foundation, a philanthropic organization providing support in education, health, and global security. Ira Ehrenpreis
Director Ira Ehrenpreis has been General Partner with Technology Partners since 1996. He leads the firm’s Cleantech investment practice, investing in Energy Technology, Water Technology, and Materials Science opportunities. Mr. Ehrenpreis is a recognized leader in both the Cleantech and Venture Capital communities. He has served on several industry Advisory Boards, including the Chairman of the Cleantech Venture Network Advisory Board, the Clean-Tech Investors Summit (2005, 2006 and 2007 Conference Chairman), the Energy Investors Forum (2004 Conference Chairman), the Energy Venture Fair, the California Climate Change Advisory Board, the Southern California Tech Coast Alliance, the Golden Capital Network, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE), and the Comerica Venture Capital Advisory Board. He has been featured as the Keynote speaker at both the Cleantech Venture Forum VI and the Cleantech Venture Forum V, as well as countless other industry events. Mr. Ehrenpreis also serves on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and on the Board of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists (WAVC). He is the Co-Chairman of both the VCNetwork and the YVCA, two non-profit organizations comprising more than 1,000 venture capitalists. Mr. Ehrenpreis is also an active leader at Stanford University, where his contributions have included helping to teach the course on Venture Capital and serving on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School. He is a Contributor to Nimmer on Copyright, the leading copyright treatise. Mr. Ehrenpreis received his JD/MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of Stanford Law Review. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. Antonio J. Gracias
Director Antonio Gracias is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Valor Equity Partners. He is responsible for the firm's management, operations, and investment strategy. Mr. Gracias has 15 years experience investing in a variety of sectors including private equity, public equity, and real estate transactions. Prior to founding Valor in 2001, Mr. Gracias served as Founder and Managing Member of MG Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Chicago, Ill. Prior to MG Capital, Mr. Gracias was an Associate with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he served the firm's institutional clients in the International Equity Division. Mr. Gracias is a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, Board of Directors of the Grand Victoria Foundation, Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Board of Advisors of Columbia University's School of Public and International Affairs, and Economic Club of Chicago. He is also a member of several Fund I portfolio company boards. He holds a joint B.S. and M.S.F.S. (honors degree) in International Finance and Economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service as well as a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Prof. Dr. Herbert Kohler
Director Prof. Dr. Herbert Kohler is Vice President of Group Research & Advanced Engineering e-drive & Future Mobility as well as Chief Environmental Officer at Daimler AG. He is responsible for the Technology Strategy, the Intellectual Property Management and the Certification/ Homologation department of the Mercedes-Benz Cars. Herbert joined Tesla’s board in May 2009, when Daimler acquired a stake in Tesla, and has been working with Tesla since 2007 on the companies' electric-drive smart program. Herbert became vice president for Daimler’s Body and Powertrain Research in 2000, and in 2006 he became head of the new created divison Group Research & Advanced Engineering Vehicle and Powertrain. In 1993 Herbert took the lead of the Strategic Product Planning. Before that, he founded the Environment, Technology and Traffic Center. He received his PhD degree from the Stuttgart University in 1982. Larry W. Sonsini
Outside Counsel (Non-Director) Chairman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Larry W. Sonsini has gained international recognition for his expertise in the areas of corporate law, corporate governance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He has been instrumental in many of the IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, and other key transactions of Silicon Valley and beyond, including Google's historic IPO and Hewlett-Packard's merger with Compaq Computer. In addition to his duties at the firm, which included serving as chief executive officer as well as chairman for more than 20 years, Larry was a member of the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange from 2001 to 2003. He currently is the chairman of the NYSE's Regulation, Enforcement and Listing Standards Committee, the Legal Advisory Committee, and the NYSE Committee for Review. In addition he is a member of the NYSE Proxy Working Group. Larry has received a number of distinguished awards including: 1993 Community Service Award for Exemplary Leadership from the National Conference for Community and Justice; 1996 Award for Achievement of the California Alumni Association at the University of California, Berkeley; 2000 Software Development Forum Third Annual Visionary Award; 2001 Member, Berkeley Fellows; 2001 Boalt Hall School of Law Citation Award; 2001 Director’s Award, San Francisco Exploratorium; 2003 National Italian American Foundation’s Special Achievement Award in Commerce and Law; 2005 Bay Area Business Hall of Fame Award from the Bay Area Council; and Business Leader of the Year Award from the Harvard Business School Association of Northern California. In 1999, Larry was selected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition, he is a member of the American Law Institute. In 2003, Larry received an honorary doctorate from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Larry is a trustee of Santa Clara University and a member of the University of California President’s Board on Science and Innovation. He was formerly a trustee at the University of California, Berkeley (1990-1996). Larry has served on a number of advisory boards and committees, including: SEC’s Advisory Committee on Capital Formation and Regulatory Processes; ABA Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities; Legal Advisory Board of NASD, Inc.; and Board of Advisors, Technical Law Journal, Boalt Hall. He was recently chosen as the honorary chair of the High Technology Law Institute at Santa Clara University. Currently, Larry is a Foreign Policy Association Fellow. Larry joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in 1966 upon receiving his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He also received an A.B. from UC Berkeley in 1963. Larry was admitted to the California Bar in 1966.
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