5 Most Influential Entrepreneurs in America

2. Elon Musk

Net Worth:$172.8 billion

Social Media Following: 44.1 million followers(Twitter)

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), is also known for founding PayPal and SpaceX. He ranks 2nd on the list of 12 most influential entrepreneurs in America. Elon Musk co-founded the online financial services company, PayPal, with Peter Thiel. In 2002, he founded SpaceX(Space Exploration Technologies), a company that manufactures affordable rockets. SpaceX has made innovative strides in the field of space technology. 

Musk became a major funder of Tesla, an electric car company in 2004. He helped develop the first car produced by Tesla and was later named the CEO, a role he maintains to date.  With the company’s Q3 2020 earning, its market capitalization increased to $800 billion.  In 2011, Musk was listed in the America’s Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under by Forbes.