Lyndon Rive

Lyndon Rive
Lyndon Rive
	Rive in 2015
Born	22 January 1977; Pretoria, South Africa
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Co-founder and former CEO of SolarCity
Relatives	Elon Musk (cousin); Kimbal Musk (cousin); Tosca Musk (cousin); Maye Musk (aunt); Errol Musk (former uncle-by-marriage);
Family	Musk family

Lyndon Rive (born 22 January 1977) is a South African businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of photovoltaic systems and related services. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006.

Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native country, South Africa. He then co-founded the enterprise software company Everdream, which was ultimately acquired by Dell. In his spare time, Rive plays underwater hockey. Rive is a cousin of Elon Musk as their mothers are twin sisters.

In 2010, Rive was named in the MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.

After Tesla, Inc. acquired SolarCity in 2016, Rive announced in 2017 that he would leave the company and spend his time with his family along with further entrepreneurial activities, including working on a new startup.

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