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Martin Eberhard
American engineer and business executive (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Eberhard (born 1960)[1] is an American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Tesla, Inc. (then Tesla Motors) with Marc Tarpenning in 2003, where Eberhard was its original CEO serving until late 2007.[2][3][4][5] In 2015, he was inducted into the University of Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame.
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Martin Forest Eberhard | |
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![]() Eberhard in 2006 | |
Born | 1960 (age 63–64) California, United States |
Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, MS) |
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