RJ Scaringe
Founder and CEO, Rivian
$980.78M
as of 03/02/22
About RJ Scaringe
RJ Scaringe founded and runs electric car maker Rivian Automotive, which listed its shares on the Nasdaq exchange in November 2021.
In 2009, Scaringe founded the car company that became Rivian Automotive with a goal to build vehicles that are rugged, luxurious and battery powered.
He debuted his first two vehicles, an SUV and a pickup truck, at the L.A. Auto Show in November 2018. They rolled the first electric pickup truck off the line in September 2021.
Investors in Rivian include Amazon, which owns a 20% stake, as well as Ford Motor and Cox Automotive; Scaringe owns about 1.4%.
He grew up in Melbourne, Florida, and has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from MIT's Sloan Automotive Lab.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
electric vehiclesResidence
Laguna Beach, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/19/83 (age 41)Number of children
3Education
Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteSelf-made
self-madeRJ Scaringe’s fortune is worth
16K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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A vegan, Scaringe plans to restore an old farm across from Rivian's assembly plant in Normal, Illinois, to provide fresh food for his employees.
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