Martin Eberhard

Martin Forest Eberhard
Martin Forest Eberhard
	Eberhard in 2006
Born	1960 or 1961 (age 62–63)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, MS)
Known for	Co-founder of Tesla; Lead scientist at SF Motors;

Martin Eberhard (born 1960 or 1961 (age 62–63))^[1] is an American inventor, engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Tesla, Inc. (then Tesla Motors) with Marc Tarpenning in 2003, where Eberhard was its original Chairman and CEO, and served as CEO until late 2007.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2015, he was inducted into the University of Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame.

^ Chea, Terence (June 26, 2006). "Silicon Valley Races to Develop Electric Cars". The Los Angeles Times. p. C3. ...Eberhard, 45, who sold his previous company, electronic book maker NuvoMedia, for $187 million in 2000.
^ Kirsch, Emilie. "Watt it takes with Martin Eberhard". powerhouse.fund. Powerhouse Fund. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ "CNBC Interview with Tesla Founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpanning". CNBC.
^ Kumparak, Greg. "A brief history of Tesla". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ "The Making Of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, And The Birth Of The Roadster". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^ "Tesla Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning Tells Definitive Story Of Company's Beginnings | CleanTechnica". cleantechnica.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[1] Chea, Terence (June 26, 2006). "Silicon Valley Races to Develop Electric Cars". The Los Angeles Times. p. C3. ...Eberhard, 45, who sold his previous company, electronic book maker NuvoMedia, for $187 million in 2000.

[Powerhouse_Podcast-2] Kirsch, Emilie. "Watt it takes with Martin Eberhard". powerhouse.fund. Powerhouse Fund. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[3] "CNBC Interview with Tesla Founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpanning". CNBC.

[4] Kumparak, Greg. "A brief history of Tesla". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[5] "The Making Of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, And The Birth Of The Roadster". Business Insider. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

[6] "Tesla Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning Tells Definitive Story Of Company's Beginnings | CleanTechnica". cleantechnica.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

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