Lyndon Rive

Lyndon Rive (born 22 January 1977) is the co-founder of SolarCity and served as its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of clean energy services that designs, finances, and installs photovoltaic systems, performs energy-efficiency audits, and retrofits and builds charging stations for electric vehicles. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006.
Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native 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 SolarCity investor and entrepreneur Elon Musk, as their mothers are twins.
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.
Awards.
In 2013, Rive was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner in the Northern California Region.