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| name = Shivon Zilis
| name = Shivon Zilis
| birth_name = Shivon Alice Zilis<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-secretly-fathered-twins-231319845.html|title=Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis: report|website=Finance.yahoo.com|via=The Independent|date=July 6, 2022|last=Marcus|first=Josh}}</ref>
| birth_name = Shivon Alice Zilis<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-secretly-fathered-twins-231319845.html|title=Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis: report|website=Finance.yahoo.com|via=The Independent|date=July 6, 2022|last=Marcus|first=Josh}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Markham, Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Markham, Ontario]], Canada
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|8}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|8|df=yes}}
| education = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| education = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| children = 2
| children = 3
}}
}}


'''Shivon Alice Zilis''' (born February 8, 1986) is a Canadian venture capitalist who works in the technology and [[artificial intelligence]] fields.
'''Shivon Alice Zilis''' (born 8 February 1986) is a Canadian technology executive and [[venture capitalist]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Shivon Alice Zilis was born in [[Markham, Ontario]], Canada on 8 February 1986 to Sharda, a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] Indian, and Richard, a white Canadian.<ref name=OZY>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/29/ozy-shivon-zilis-nerd-athlete-investor/28143597/|title=Shivon Zilis, nerd-athlete investor|work=USA Today|via=OZY|last=Sathian|first=Sanjena|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> Zilis graduated from Markham's [[Unionville High School (Ontario)|Unionville High School]].<ref name=finpost /> She attended [[Yale University]], graduating in 2008 with degrees in economics and philosophy. She played on Yale's ice hockey team as a goaltender, and is the school's all-time leader in goals-against average.<ref name=york>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/1470159-yale-goalie-earns-honour-for-academic-skills/|title=Yale goalie earns honour for academic skills|work=YorkRegion.com|date=March 19, 2008}}</ref>
Shivon Alice Zilis was born in [[Markham, Ontario]], Canada on 8 February 1986 to Sharda N., a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] Indian, and Richard Zilis, a Jewish Canadian.<ref name=OZY>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/29/ozy-shivon-zilis-nerd-athlete-investor/28143597/|title=Shivon Zilis, nerd-athlete investor|work=USA Today|via=OZY|last=Sathian|first=Sanjena|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gossipnextdoor.com/meet-shivon-zilis-family-father-mother-siblings/ | title=Get to Know Shivon Zilis Family: Father, Mother, Siblings! | date=7 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/biographies/1572181-shivon-zilis-age-parents-husband-kids-net-worth/ | title=Shivon Zilis' age, parents, husband, kids, net worth | date=21 January 2024 }}</ref> Zilis graduated from Markham's [[Unionville High School (Ontario)|Unionville High School]].<ref name=finpost /> She attended [[Yale University]], graduating in 2008 with degrees in economics and philosophy. She played on Yale's ice hockey team as a goaltender, and is the school's all-time leader in goals-against average.<ref name=york>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/1470159-yale-goalie-earns-honour-for-academic-skills/|title=Yale goalie earns honour for academic skills|work=YorkRegion.com|date=March 19, 2008}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
After graduating from Yale, Zilis started her career at [[IBM]] in New York, working in financial technologies in developing countries, especially [[Peru]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref name=finpost>{{cite web|url= https://financialpost.com/news/fp-street/hockey-skills-helped-canadian-stickhandle-on-to-forbes-top-30-young-investors-list?r|title=Hockey skills helped Canadian stickhandle on to Forbes Top 30 young investors list|work=Financial Post|last=Tedesco|first=Theresa|date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> From 2012 to 2018, she was one of the founding investors and partner of Bloomberg Beta, funded by [[Bloomberg L.P.]], utilizing what she calls "machine intelligence".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/company/stories/current-state-machine-intelligence/|title=The Current State of Machine Intelligence|work=Bloomberg|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
After graduating from Yale, Zilis started her career at [[IBM]] in New York, working in financial technologies in developing countries, especially [[Peru]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref name=finpost>{{cite web|url= https://financialpost.com/news/fp-street/hockey-skills-helped-canadian-stickhandle-on-to-forbes-top-30-young-investors-list?r|title=Hockey skills helped Canadian stickhandle on to Forbes Top 30 young investors list|work=Financial Post|last=Tedesco|first=Theresa|date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> From 2012 to 2018, she was one of the founding investors and partner of Bloomberg Beta, funded by [[Bloomberg L.P.]], utilizing what she calls "machine intelligence".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/company/stories/current-state-machine-intelligence/|title=The Current State of Machine Intelligence|work=Bloomberg|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>


In 2015, Zilis was listed on the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]] list of venture capitalists.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 5, 2015 |title=2015 30 Under 30: Venture Capital |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fhgl45hjeg/shivon-zilis-28/?sh=619f8ce76b51#gallerycontent |work=Forbes}}</ref>
She was named among LinkedIn's 35 Under 35.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Kari |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Elon Musk fathered twins with one of his executives last year – report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/06/elon-musk-twins-children-shivon-zilis |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In 2015, Zilis was listed on the ''[[Forbes 30 Under 30]]'' list for venture capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fhgl45hjeg/shivon-zilis-28/?sh=619f8ce76b51#gallerycontent|title=2015 30 Under 30: Venture Capital|work=Forbes|date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> Zilis serves as director of operations and special projects at [[Neuralink]] and reports directly to [[Elon Musk]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elon Musk has new twins with Neuralink exec |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2022/07/06/things-get-messy-for-elon-musk-with-report-about-new-twins-he-shares-with-neuralink-exec/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=TechCrunch |date=6 July 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Zilis met Musk through her non-profit work at [[OpenAI]], of which she was a board member until 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Becky |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Shivon Zilis, Musk Associate, Leaves OpenAI Board |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/shivon-zilis-musk-associate-leaves-openai-board |website=[[The Information (website)|The Information]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Loizos |first=Connie |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/06/things-get-messy-for-elon-musk-with-report-about-new-twins-he-shares-with-neuralink-exec/ |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> From 2017 to 2019, she served as a project director for [[Tesla, Inc.]]'s [[Tesla Autopilot|Autopilot]] product and chip design team.<ref name=nyt>{{Cite news |last=Safronova |first=Valeriya |date=2022-07-07 |title=How Many Children Does Elon Musk Have? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/style/elon-musk-children.html |access-date=2022-07-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2019, she served as a project director for [[Tesla, Inc.]]'s [[Tesla Autopilot|Autopilot]] product and chip design team.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |last=Safronova |first=Valeriya |date=2022-07-07 |title=How Many Children Does Elon Musk Have? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/style/elon-musk-children.html |access-date=2022-07-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

She was named among LinkedIn's 35 Under 35.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Kari |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Elon Musk fathered twins with one of his executives last year – report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/06/elon-musk-twins-children-shivon-zilis |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Zilis served as director of operations and special projects at [[Neuralink]]. Zilis met [[Elon Musk]] through her non-profit work at [[OpenAI]], of which she was a board member until 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Becky |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Shivon Zilis, Musk Associate, Leaves OpenAI Board |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/shivon-zilis-musk-associate-leaves-openai-board |website=[[The Information (website)|The Information]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Loizos |first=Connie |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/06/things-get-messy-for-elon-musk-with-report-about-new-twins-he-shares-with-neuralink-exec/ |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In July 2022, it was revealed through the obtaining of [[Travis County]], Texas court documents that Zilis had twins with [[Elon Musk]] who were born in November 2021. Executives claimed that they were born via [[in vitro fertilization]] (IVF).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-exec-twins-via-ivf-no-romance-report-2022-8?amp | title=Elon Musk and Neuralink exec had twins via IVF, no romance: Report | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/07/shivon-zilis-elon-musk/|title=Shivon Zilis, who reportedly had twins with Elon Musk, is an AI expert|last=Lerman|first=Rachel|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> She stated in 2020 that Musk is the person she admires most.<ref name=nyt/> According to court documents to register the twins' names, Musk and Zilis listed the same address in [[Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707000546/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shivon-zilis-secret-twins-neuralink-tesla|title=Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shivon-zilis-secret-twins-neuralink-tesla|work=Business Insider|date=July 6, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|access-date=July 9, 2022|last=Black|first=Julia}}</ref> In September 2023 Musk's biographer [[Walter Isaacson]] confirmed names, a son named Strider and a daughter named Azure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/elon-musk-kids-twins-shivon-zilis-b2407706.html|title=Elon Musk reveals names of his twins with Shivon Zilis|publisher=Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6310076/elon-musk-ai-walter-isaacson-biography/|title=Inside Elon Musk's Struggle for the Future of AI|publisher=Time Magazine}}</ref>
In July 2022, court documents in [[Travis County, Texas]], revealed that Zilis and [[Elon Musk]] had twin children in November 2021. The twins were born via [[in vitro fertilization]] (IVF).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-exec-twins-via-ivf-no-romance-report-2022-8?amp | title=Elon Musk and Neuralink exec had twins via IVF, no romance: Report | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/07/shivon-zilis-elon-musk/|title=Shivon Zilis, who reportedly had twins with Elon Musk, is an AI expert|last=Lerman|first=Rachel|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref name="Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson">{{cite book |last1=Isaacson |first1=Walter |title=Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson |date=2023 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-76142-261-4 |page=414}}</ref> According to court documents to register the twins' names, Musk and Zilis listed the same address in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707000546/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shivon-zilis-secret-twins-neuralink-tesla|title=Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shivon-zilis-secret-twins-neuralink-tesla|work=Business Insider|date=July 6, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|access-date=July 9, 2022|last=Black|first=Julia}}</ref> In June 2024, it was reported that she had a third child with Musk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=2024-06-21 |title=Elon Musk has another secret child with exec at his brain implant company |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/21/24183083/elon-musk-secret-child-shivon-zilis-exec-neuralink |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/elon-musk-secretly-welcomed-baby-no-12-his-third-with-neuralink-corp-shivon-zilis-8667639|title=Elon Musk Quietly Welcomed Baby No. 12, His Third with Neuralink Corp.'s Shivon Zilis, Earlier This Year|publisher=People.com}}</ref>


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Shivon Zilis
Born
Shivon Alice Zilis[1]

(1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 38)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
EducationYale University (BA)
Children3

Shivon Alice Zilis (born 8 February 1986) is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist.

Early life and education

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Shivon Alice Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada on 8 February 1986 to Sharda N., a Punjabi Indian, and Richard Zilis, a Jewish Canadian.[2][3][4] Zilis graduated from Markham's Unionville High School.[5] She attended Yale University, graduating in 2008 with degrees in economics and philosophy. She played on Yale's ice hockey team as a goaltender, and is the school's all-time leader in goals-against average.[6]

Career

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After graduating from Yale, Zilis started her career at IBM in New York, working in financial technologies in developing countries, especially Peru and Indonesia.[5] From 2012 to 2018, she was one of the founding investors and partner of Bloomberg Beta, funded by Bloomberg L.P., utilizing what she calls "machine intelligence".[7]

In 2015, Zilis was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of venture capitalists.[8]

From 2017 to 2019, she served as a project director for Tesla, Inc.'s Autopilot product and chip design team.[9]

She was named among LinkedIn's 35 Under 35.[10]

Zilis served as director of operations and special projects at Neuralink. Zilis met Elon Musk through her non-profit work at OpenAI, of which she was a board member until 2023.[11][12]

Personal life

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In July 2022, court documents in Travis County, Texas, revealed that Zilis and Elon Musk had twin children in November 2021. The twins were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF).[13][14][15] According to court documents to register the twins' names, Musk and Zilis listed the same address in Austin.[16] In June 2024, it was reported that she had a third child with Musk.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ Marcus, Josh (6 July 2022). "Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis: report". Finance.yahoo.com – via The Independent.
  2. ^ Sathian, Sanjena (29 May 2015). "Shivon Zilis, nerd-athlete investor". USA Today – via OZY.
  3. ^ "Get to Know Shivon Zilis Family: Father, Mother, Siblings!". 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Shivon Zilis' age, parents, husband, kids, net worth". 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Tedesco, Theresa (11 February 2015). "Hockey skills helped Canadian stickhandle on to Forbes Top 30 young investors list". Financial Post.
  6. ^ "Yale goalie earns honour for academic skills". YorkRegion.com. 19 March 2008.
  7. ^ "The Current State of Machine Intelligence". Bloomberg. 11 December 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 30 Under 30: Venture Capital". Forbes. 5 January 2015.
  9. ^ Safronova, Valeriya (7 July 2022). "How Many Children Does Elon Musk Have?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Kari (6 July 2022). "Elon Musk fathered twins with one of his executives last year – report". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Peterson, Becky (23 March 2023). "Shivon Zilis, Musk Associate, Leaves OpenAI Board". The Information.
  12. ^ Loizos, Connie (6 July 2022). "Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec". TechCrunch.
  13. ^ "Elon Musk and Neuralink exec had twins via IVF, no romance: Report". Business Insider.
  14. ^ Lerman, Rachel. "Shivon Zilis, who reportedly had twins with Elon Musk, is an AI expert". The Washington Post.
  15. ^ Isaacson, Walter (2023). Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-76142-261-4.
  16. ^ Black, Julia (6 July 2022). "Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  17. ^ Roth, Emma (21 June 2024). "Elon Musk has another secret child with exec at his brain implant company". The Verge. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Elon Musk Quietly Welcomed Baby No. 12, His Third with Neuralink Corp.'s Shivon Zilis, Earlier This Year". People.com.
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