Elon Reeve Musk (born 28 June 1971) is a business magnate and investor known for leading companies that aim to revolutionize transportation, energy, and space exploration. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer of SpaceX; CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CTO of X (formerly Twitter); and founder of The Boring Company and xAI. Born in South Africa, he moved to Canada and then the US, becoming a central figure in the tech industry. Musk is known for his ambitious goals, including colonizing Mars, transitioning the world to sustainable energy, and developing brain-computer interfaces (Neuralink). His leadership style is intense and hands-on. He is frequently the richest person in the world, though his erratic public behavior and management of social media platform X have made him a polarizing figure.