Elon Reeve Musk (/ˈiːlɒn ˈmʌsk/; born June 28, 1971) is a South Africa-born, Canadian American business magnate, inventor,^[5][6] and investor.^[7][8][9] He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and chief product architect of Tesla Motors, andchairman of SolarCity.^[10][11] He is the founder of SpaceX and considered by many to be the cofounder of PayPal,^[12] Tesla Motors, and Zip2.