16 Facts About Kimbal Musk

Kimbal James Musk was born on 20 September 1972 and is a South African-Canadian-American businessman and restaurateur.

Kimbal Musk is the co-founder and chairman of Big Green, a 501 nonprofit that has built hundreds of outdoor classrooms called Learning Gardens in schoolyards across the United States.

Kimbal Musk was on the board of Chipotle Mexican Grill from 2013 to 2019.

Kimbal Musk grew up with his brother Elon, sister Tosca, and many cousins.

Kimbal Musk's father, Errol Musk, is a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, sailor, consultant, emerald dealer, and property developer, who partly owned a rental lodge at the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

Kimbal Musk graduated with his degree from Queen's University in 1995.

Kimbal Musk's first venture was a residential painting business with College Pro Painters in 1994, the same year he and his elder brother, Elon, started their second company, Zip2.

Kimbal Musk was sold in 1999 to Compaq for $307 million.

From 2006 to 2011, Kimbal Musk served as the CEO of OneRiot, an advertising network.

In 2016, Kimbal Musk co-founded Square Roots, an urban farming company that grows organic food in shipping containers.

Kimbal Musk formed a partnership with Gordon Food Services to expand outside of NYC.

Kimbal Musk has been profiled in major publications such as The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, WIRED, Chicago Sun Times, CBS News, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, Kimbal Musk was named a Global Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 by the World Economic Forum.

Kimbal Musk faced scrutiny in 2020 after changing his Next Door's Family Fund program in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

On 9 February 2021, Kimbal Musk sold 30,000 shares of Tesla, Inc worth $25,604,000.

Kimbal Musk married Jen Lewin, with whom he established The Kitchen.

Kimbal Musk later disputed reports of the controversy, citing lack of facts by journalists.