Deepak Ahuja | |
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 Deepak Ahuja in 2012 | |
| Born | January 1963 (age 62)[1] Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | IIT (BHU) Varanasi Northwestern University Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Chief Financial Officer |
| Known for | Tesla, Inc. |
Deepak Prabhu Ahuja is anIndian-American financial executive working in the life sciences industry who previously worked in the automotive manufacturing industry. He is best known for being the former CFO ofTesla.
Ahuja holds a bachelor's degree inceramic engineering fromIndian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi and a master's degree fromRobert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science ofNorthwestern University.[2] Ahuja enrolled at Northwestern University in 1985, with his first class being taught byMorris E. Fine.[2]
Ahuja spent six years working forKennametal nearPittsburgh, and obtained aMaster of Business Administration qualification fromCarnegie Mellon University.[2]
In 1993 Ahuja moved toWoodhaven, Michigan, to accept a job with theFord Motor Company.[2] He became chief financial officer (CFO) of theAutoAlliance International joint-venture between Ford andMazda.[2] Ahuja then moved to become CFO of Ford inSouthern Africa.[2] He then returned to Michigan to act as controller of Ford's fuel-efficient small cars product development programme.[2]
On 13 June 2008 Ahuja was offered the position of chief financial officer at Tesla Motors, reporting to CEO and presidentZe'ev Drori.[3] In 2015 Ahuja retired from Tesla, and then returned as chief financial officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.[4] His retirement from Tesla after 11 years was announced on the Q4 2018 Tesla earnings call on January 30, 2019.[5]
In January 2020, Ahuja joinedVerily as its chief financial officer.[6] In September 2022, it was announced that Ahuja would leave Verily and joinZipline as its first chief business and financial officer from September 30.[7]
Date of birth: January 1963
in 2015 Ahuja retired somewhat of a hero. … retaken the CFO post in February 2017
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