Lyndon Rive
Lyndon Rive | |
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 Rive in 2015 | |
| Born | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Known for | Co-founder of SolarCity |
| Title | CEO of SolarCity |
| Relatives | Elon Musk (cousin) Peter Rive (brother) |
Lyndon Rive is the co-founder and CEO of SolarCity, 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. SolarCity is the largest residential solar installer in the United States.[1] Prior to co-founding SolarCity, Lyndon Rive co-founded the enterprise software company Everdream, which was ultimately acquired by Dell. Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native South Africa.[2] In his spare time, Rive plays underwater hockey. Rive is a cousin of SolarCity investor and entrepreneur Elon Musk, and their mothers are twins.[3]
In 2010, Rive was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under age 35.[4]
Awards
In 2013, Rive was an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner in the Northern California Region.[5]
Further reading
References
- ^ "Who Reigns Supreme in Residential Solar?". greentechmedia.com.
- ^ "Lyndon Rive Mini Bio". ZoomInfo.
- ^ Turning Toward the Sun, New York Times
- ^ "2010 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Bass, Johnathan. "Ernst & Young Announces SolarCity CEO and Co-Founder Lyndon Rive as the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award Winner in Northern California". Ernst & Young Announces SolarCity CEO and Co-Founder Lyndon Rive as Th. Solar City, 24 June 2013. Web. 10 April 2015.
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