American engineer and business executive, Martin Eberhard is best known for founding Tesla Motors, now known as Tesla, Inc., with Marc Tarpenning. His insistence on the importance of utilising green energy has led to him to be known as one of the most forward-thinking engineers of the century. The brilliant engineer now shares his innovative insight and story around the creation of Tesla at corporate events and conferences all around the globe.
Initially starting his career in engineering at Wyse Technology, a young Martin designed his first product, the WY-30 ASCII computer terminal.
With a passion for motorsports and sports cars from an early age, coupled with an interest in climate change and global warming, Martin and Marc came up with the concept for Tesla Motors, and thus Martin became the first CEO of Tesla Motors.
As a result of his insistence on the importance of utilising green energy Martin was titled as one of the most forward-thinking engineers of the century. He has also been named in Fortune Magazine’s top 24 innovators and Business 2.0 magazine’s Top 50 People Who Matter Now, further establishing his influence on the technology business industry.
