Shivon Zilis
Canadian-American AI researcher, Neuralink executive, and mother of two of Elon's children.
Shivon Zilis was born in 1987 in Ontario, Canada. A graduate of Yale University, she built her career in artificial intelligence and venture capital, becoming a partner at Bloomberg Beta. She joined Neuralink as Director of Operations and Special Projects, working closely with Elon on the brain-computer interface company. In 2022, court filings revealed that Zilis and Musk had petitioned to change the names of their twins — born in November 2021 — to include the Musk surname. The twins, named Strider Sekhar Sireus Musk and Azure Astra Alice Musk, were the first children from this relationship made public. Subsequent reporting in 2023 suggested a possible third child. Zilis has maintained a low public profile, rarely giving interviews about her personal life, while continuing her work at Neuralink.
