Marc Tarpenning

Marc Tarpenning (born June 1, 1964) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Tesla Inc. (then Tesla Motors) with Martin Eberhard in 2003.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Marc had served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Vice President (of Electrical Engineering) of Tesla until 2008.[4][7][8][9]

Marc Tarpenning
Born (1964-06-01) June 1, 1964
Sacramento, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
OccupationEntrepreneur, Engineer, Co-founder of Tesla
Websitehttps://marctarpenning.com/

Early life

Marc Tarpenning was born in Sacramento, California, on June 1, 1964.[8] He later entered University of California, Berkeley and obtained a B.A. degree in computer science in 1985.[2]

Career

After graduating from Berkeley, Tarpenning spent several years working for Textron in Saudi Arabia.[2][4][10] Tarpenning then developed software and firmware products for several companies, including Seagate Technology and Bechtel, and later served as vice president of engineering at Packet Design, a network technology company.[8] In 1997, Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard founded NuvoMedia, a company that built an early e-book, the RocketBook, in 1998.[2] In 2000, Gemstar–TV Guide International acquired NuvoMedia for $187 million.[2][7][8][10]

In 2003, Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard collaborated again and founded Tesla Motors (now Tesla Inc.). The two co-founders funded the company until early 2004, when Elon Musk led the company’s $6.5 million Series A financing round in February 2004 and became the Chairman of the Board.[6] Tarpenning continued to serve as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Vice President of Electrical Engineering in Tesla until 2008.[4][9]

After leaving Tesla, Tarpenning began to serve as an adviser or member of advisory board of several companies, including his alma mater (SkyDeck project, UC Berkeley)[2][11] and Spero Ventures, a VC firm.[12] Marc Tarpenning is a member of the advisory board at Clearpath Robotics, an unmanned vehicles manufacturer.[13]

References
  1. "Marc Tarpenning - Engineer, Entrepreneur and Investor". Marc Tarpenning. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. "Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning '85 Shows Off Tesla's "Baby Pictures" | Innovators". innovators.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  3. "A Founder's Night: Hap Klopp & Marc Tarpenning - UC Berkeley Sutardja Center". UC Berkeley Sutardja Center. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  4. "The Making Of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, And The Birth Of The Roadster". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  5. "Tesla Co-Founder Marc Tarpenning Tells Definitive Story Of Company's Beginnings | CleanTechnica". cleantechnica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  6. Kumparak, Greg. "A brief history of Tesla". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  7. "Tesla's original team, where are they now?". Electrek. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  8. "Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning | American entrepreneurs". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  9. "Berkeley Innovators Series: Marc Tarpenning, Co-Founder of Tesla Motors". CITRIS Foundry. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  10. "Co-Founder of Tesla, Marc Tarpenning". Internet History Podcast. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  11. "SkyDeck | Advisors". skydeck.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  12. Kolodny, Lora (2019-10-03). "Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning joins Pierre Omidyar's Spero Ventures". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  13. "Marc Tarpenning". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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