About

Vaibhav Taneja has served as Tesla's Chief Financial Officer since August 2023. Prior to his appointment as CFO, he served as Tesla's Chief Accounting Officer since March 2019, as Corporate Controller from May 2018, and as Assistant Corporate Controller between February 2017 and May 2018.

Mr. Taneja joined Tesla through its 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, where he had served in various finance and accounting roles from March 2016, and earlier was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both India and the United States between July 1999 and March 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Roles

Tesla, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Current role
Aug 2023–present
Tesla, Inc.
Chief Accounting Officer
Mar 2019 - Aug 2023
Tesla, Inc.
Corporate Controller
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Tesla, Inc.
Assistant Corporate Controller
Feb 2017 - May 2018
SolarCity Corporation
Various finance and accounting roles · Joined Tesla upon its acquisition of SolarCity in November 2016
Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Finance and accounting roles (India and U.S.)
Jul 1999 - Mar 2016

Fixed Compensation

FY 2024
Salary
$303,846
All Other Compensation
$3,000
detailMatching contributions under the Tesla 401(k) Plan
Total (Summary Compensation Table)
$139,472,935

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2024

Stock awards

Stock option award (granted 10/31/2024)
941,487 options
exercise price$249.85
expiration10/31/2034
grant-date fair value$113,029,280
note~80% of his 2024 equity award; granted following the 2024 review of compensation programs
Restricted stock units (granted 10/31/2024)
104,610 units
grant-date fair value$26,136,809
note~20% of his 2024 equity award

Also at Tesla, Inc.

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