Shivon Zilis

Shivon Alice Zilis is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist known for her work in artificial intelligence and for senior roles at Neuralink, Tesla, and OpenAI.

Shivon Alice Zilis is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist known for her work in artificial intelligence and for senior roles at Neuralink, Tesla, and OpenAI. She has also been publicly identified as a close associate of Elon Musk and the mother of four of his children.

Early life and education

Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on February 8, 1986. She studied economics and philosophy at Yale University. Sources describe her as Canadian, and some report additional family background, including Indian heritage.

Career

She built a career in venture capital and artificial intelligence, including work at IBM, Bloomberg Beta, Tesla, OpenAI, and Neuralink. Her roles have included leadership and advisory positions tied to machine learning and special projects.

Relationship with Elon Musk

Zilis has been publicly described as an executive associated with Musk's companies and as his partner in news reporting. Musk has also publicly acknowledged that they have children together.

Public attention

Zilis has drawn media attention because of her professional ties to Musk and her role in reporting around Musk-related companies and legal proceedings. Coverage has also focused on her family life and executive positions in AI and neurotechnology.