Kimbal Musk

Kimbal Musk was born on September 20, 1972, in Pretoria, South Africa. He was one of Elon's earliest business partners, co-founding Zip2 in 1995 and receiving approximately $15M from its sale to Compaq in 1999. Rather than follow Elon deeper into tech, Kimbal pivoted to the food industry, co-founding The Kitchen Restaurant Group in Boulder, Colorado, which grew to dozens of farm-to-table restaurants across the US. He also co-founded Big Green, a non-profit that builds outdoor classrooms and learning gardens at underserved schools. A member of Tesla's board of directors since 2004, he resigned in 2021 amid controversy around his stock sales ahead of a Twitter poll. Kimbal and Elon remain close personally despite occasional public divergences.