People

Kimbal Musk

Kimbal Musk

Formal First Name
Kimbal
Dates
1972 - present
Location

Kimbal Musk is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, philanthropist, investor, and environmentalist. Kimbal is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Big Green, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthy places where kids can learn and grow, and also the creator of the Big Green DAO. He is the founder of The Kitchen Group, a world class collection of restaurants focused on warm, genuine hospitality serving the highest quality, thoughtfully sourced food, and Co-founder and Chairman of Square Roots, an urban farming company growing food in hydroponic, indoor, climate controlled shipping containers. Regarded as a global social entrepreneur, his nonprofit organizations build permanent, outdoor Learning Garden classrooms in underserved schools around the U.S. reaching over 125,000 students everyday. His urban, indoor vertical farming accelerator, seeks to empower thousands of young entrepreneurs to become real food farmers. Kimbal has over 25 years of experience in technology and food, with businesses including Tesla, SpaceX, Paypal, Zip2, OneRiot, Chipotle, and many more.

Professional Experience


Academic History

EARLY CAREER


HONORS & RECOGNITIONS

  • 2017 Social Entrepreneur, Schwab Foundation

  • 2017 Most Creative People in Business, Fast Company Magazine


CURRENT AFFILIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

  • Co-founder, Square Roots

  • Co-founder, The Kitchen Community

  • Board Member, Tesla

  • Board Member, SpaceX