Lyndon Rive
Co-Founder & CEO (former), SolarCity · United States
Lyndon Rive is the Co-Founder & CEO (former) of SolarCity. Rive is based in the United States. Earlier roles include positions at SolarCity. Rive was born in 1977 in Pretoria.
Lyndon Rive is a South African-American entrepreneur who co-founded SolarCity in 2006 with his brother Peter and served as its CEO until 2016. Prior to SolarCity, he co-founded Everdream, an enterprise software company acquired by Dell in 2007, and founded his first company at age 17 in South Africa.
Recent developments
AI summary of recent coverageRecent coverage has focused on Lyndon Rive's departure from Tesla following the company's acquisition of SolarCity, where Rive served as CEO, and his subsequent shift toward African solar ventures. News reports from 2017 documented Rive's exit from Tesla as the solar installer was being absorbed into the larger company. More recent headlines indicate that Rive and co-founder Peter Rive have joined ZOLA Electric to advance solar energy access in Africa.
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Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- January 22, 1977 · Pretoria
- Citizenship
- South Africa
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Lyndon Rive: FAQ
- Who is Lyndon Rive?
- Lyndon Rive is the Co-Founder & CEO (former) of SolarCity, based in United States.
- Where did Lyndon Rive work previously?
- Earlier roles include SolarCity (CEO, until 2016).