Most people know of Elon Musk as the founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX and several other successful startups, but few know about his first wife Justine. She has been an integral part of Elon's life and career from the beginning, and has been there to help him through the good times and the bad. We look at the fascinating life and times of Justine Wilson Musk.
Many people don't know that Elon Musk has been married to the same woman for over 15 years and they have six children together. Justine Wilson Musk, has had a fascinating life and provides some great insight into her husband's personality and motivations.
Who Justine Wilson Musk
Justine Wilson Musk, the first wife of serial entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an accomplished author, artist, and musician. Married to Elon for just over 15 years, the two have had a tumultuous but highly publicized relationship. With four sons (two from Justine's previous marriage) their home life has been anything but ordinary.
Justine Wilson Musk (née Tilley, born December 18, 1972) is an author, essayist, and the first wife of business magnate Elon Musk. She met Elon Musk in 1990, when she was a college student and he was attending the University of Pennsylvania.
She was born in Canada and raised in South Africa. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in electrical engineering, she started working at Zip2, a startup that provided online city guides.
She met Elon Musk in 1990, when she was a college student and he was attending the University of Pennsylvania. They married in 2000 and divorced in 2008. They have five sons: twins Griffin and Xavier, followed by triplets Damian, Saxon, and Kai.
She is an American serial entrepreneur, author, and the founder of numerous startups. She is the co-founder of the company that created Paypal, X.com, which later merged with Confinity to form PayPal. She also founded Nemaura Medical, a medical technology company specializing in sugar monitoring for people with diabetes. In addition to her business ventures, she has penned two books: Fire Within: How I Rebuilt My Life After Divorce and The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.
After her divorced with Elon in 2008, Justine has since remarried and continues to make art and music.
