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Tesla CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, James Charles is the Tesla's CEO. Tesla has 99,290 employees, of which 38 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Tesla executive team is 45% female and 55% male.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 8% of Tesla management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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James Charles

Co-Chief Executive Officer

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James Charles works at Tesla and a Co-Chief Executive Officer at Tesla and is based in Greater Los Angeles Area.

Theralon Musk

Founder

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Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. A centibillionaire, Musk is one of the richest people in the world.

Marc Tarpenning

Founder

Martin Eberhard

Founder

Jb Straubel

Founder

Ian Wright

Founders

Robyn M.denholm

Board Member

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Andrew D. Baglino

SVP

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Ira Ehrenpreis

Board Member

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James Murdoch

Board Member

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Theralon Musk

Founder

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Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. A centibillionaire, Musk is one of the richest people in the world.

Marc Tarpenning

Founder

Martin Eberhard

Founder

Jb Straubel

Founder

Ian Wright

Founders

Tesla board members

Name & TitleBio
Theralon Musk

Founder

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Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. A centibillionaire, Musk is one of the richest people in the world.

Robyn M.denholm

Board Member

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Ira Ehrenpreis

Board Member

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James Murdoch

Board Member

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Kimbal Musk

Board Member

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Hiromichi Mizuno

Board Member

Kathleen Wilson-Thompson

Board Member

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Lawrence J. Ellison

Board Member

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Antonio Gracias

Board Member

Barry Schuler

Board Member

Tesla leadership demographics

Tesla gender distribution in management team

  • The Tesla executive team is 45% female and 55% male.
  • Tesla is 22% female and 78% male company-wide.
Male
Male
55%
Company-wide: 78%
Female
Female
45%
Company-wide: 22%

Tesla executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Tesla executive officers is White.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 18% of Tesla's management is Asian.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 52% of employees are White.
  • 24% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Asian.
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What employees say about the executives at Tesla

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2024
Pros of working at Tesla

Successful company

Cons of working at Tesla

Terrible management / employee to management structure

Tesla benefits

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What do you like best about Tesla's CEO and the leadership team?

Elon musk is a good guy. I just wish he saw how some of the new employees are treated in the solar warehouse east coast branches are treated. They work you like a horse and treat you terribly. I worked extremely hard for them even inured my back and let me go but kept the other guy that got hired at the same time as me after 6 months. Seems like there plan the whole time was to let one of us go. And use the other for half a year without telling us it’s a contract position. Pretty unethical and deceitful if you ask me.

How would you improve Tesla's culture?

Improve management get better managers in there. Lots of managerial self importance and power greed that I notice that goes on .

How did you prepare for the Tesla interview?

Research.

How does your compensation at Tesla compare to the industry average?

Average to below average I would say.

What brings you the most joy at Tesla?

Literally nothing if you work in the solar warehouse position in Wilmington mass for Tesla. You will absolutely hate it. There is no Joy in this position you can’t even feel independent, the branch manager (s) breath down your back like crazy they give you absolutely zero room to feel comfortable. It is horrible, can’t even leave for a minute to get a snack they won’t even let you use the break room unless it’s lunch time once a day. And that’s even if we’re all caught up with everything.

What's the diversity at Tesla like?

It’s alright.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2024
Pros of working at Tesla

Good industry knowledge and hands on experiences

Cons of working at Tesla

Lack of management and a revolving door

Tesla benefits

Free fsd

What do you like best about Tesla's CEO and the leadership team?

Ehh not much

How would you improve Tesla's culture?

Culture is ok

How did you prepare for the Tesla interview?

I didnt it was pretty straightforward just know the products

How does your compensation at Tesla compare to the industry average?

Beliw average

What's the diversity at Tesla like?

Good

What brings you the most joy at Tesla?

The most joy came from helping excited new telsa vehicle owners

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Tesla

The people and the mission.

Cons of working at Tesla

Poor management, growth is based on friendships not merit.

Tesla benefits

Gym membership and stock

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Tesla benefits

Free self driving

Cons of working at Tesla

Incompetent foreign workers, inexperienced management

Pros of working at Tesla

Good health benefit

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Tesla

The benefits and job itself

Cons of working at Tesla

The way upper management handled the lay offs and communication

Tesla benefits

free health care and working remote

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2023
Pros of working at Tesla

I really enjoyed having hands on work and being able to build and stay busy

Cons of working at Tesla

I did not like the management at all, they picked and chose who they liked and the importance they carried and put all others aside.

Tesla benefits

i liked the health benefits they did give and the opportunity they gave me at a young age.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2022
Pros of working at Tesla

They have good benefits.

Cons of working at Tesla

A numbers focused environment with a high turnover. Lots of pressure on associate level employees to take on the labor of multiple people to make up for shortage, even if it puts their health at risk. Management doesn’t take proactive steps to improve the human experience and blames employees.

Tesla benefits

Health insurance. It’s needed as there is a high rate of stress injuries.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2022
Pros of working at Tesla

They allow you overtime, my team was awesome and my bosses were cool and the pay is cool too.

Cons of working at Tesla

It's cold in GA4, you have to be very very careful where you step it's dangerous. The bathrooms are to far and so is the lunch room.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2022
Pros of working at Tesla

The pay good.

Cons of working at Tesla

management isn't too well. I feel ignored and overlooked most times.

Tesla benefits

The free stock that they provide is pretty neat.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Tesla

The Culture is great. Amazing employees management cares about each person. And open door policy throughout the company

Cons of working at Tesla

No dress code. I don’t love seeing people in sweatpants in a corporate environment.

Tesla benefits

Tesla products and vehicles !

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Tesla

Tesla is an innovative company that has made me very adept

Cons of working at Tesla

It is near impossible for management to have a work/life balance

Tesla benefits

Free health care and an employee stock purchase program

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Tesla

The culture and mission to make the world a better place is infectious. Fun fast-paced. working for the most innovated company in the world.

Cons of working at Tesla

Upper management lost sight of our mission.

Tesla benefits

stock options, 401k, health benefits, product discounts.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Tesla

Strong work ethic needed to be successful, good supporting team and challenging yet educational.

Tesla benefits

Learning new technology and systems associated with the vehicles.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Tesla

I wish I could say anything positive but there honestly isn't anything to say. Working at Tesla is akin to slave labor where the dumbest survive.

Cons of working at Tesla

Unskilled people promoted quickly and everyone works for themselves not as a team. The management isn't helpful and is many times as unskilled as the associates

Tesla benefits

There are none.

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