Vaibhav Taneja Tesla CFO: Vaibhav Taneja of Indian origin has been appointed the treasurer of Elon Musk’s new political party, ‘America Party’. That means now he will take responsibility for the finances of Musk’s party.
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Vaibhav Taneja Tesla CFO
He joined Tesla in 2017. Here, he held the positions of Assistant Corporate Controller and then Chief Accounting Officer. He is also the director of Tesla India and is responsible for the company’s expansion in India.
Musk Launches Political Party on 5 July
Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party in America on Saturday. He named it ‘America Party’. Musk gave this information on his social media platform X. He wrote – Today America Party is being formed so that you can get your freedom back.
Musk Conducts Public Poll
He also conducted a public poll on X regarding this. Musk said in his post that 66% of you want a new political party and now you will get it. When it comes to ruining America and corruption, both parties in America (Republican and Democrat) are the same.
Vaibhav Taneja Tesla CFO: Who is Vaibhav Taneja?
The journey from Delhi to Wall Street. Vaibhav Taneja was born in Delhi. He graduated in commerce from Delhi University and obtained a Chartered Accountant (CA) degree in the year 2000.
- Vabhav Taneja’s Career: He started his career with PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he worked for 17 years in India and the US. After this, he joined Solar City Company in 2016, which was later bought by Tesla.
- Vabhav Taneja Income: Taneja has earned around $139 million (Rs 1,157 crores) in the year 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal report, Vaibhav’s earnings are about 12 times more than Sundar Pichai’s. Sundar Pichai has taken a salary of $10.73 million i.e. Rs 91.42 crores in 2024.
🚀 Vaibhav Taneja, an Indian-origin CFO of Tesla, has been named treasurer of Elon Musk's new America Party. Musk aims to shake up the US political scene with this fresh endeavor, breaking away from traditional parties. Let's see where this innovative journey takes us! 🚀💼… pic.twitter.com/XymYtUfons
— LynneP (@LynneBP_294) July 8, 2025
At the same time, this is almost 2 times the income of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. In 2024, Satya Nadella’s salary was $ 79.1 million i.e. Rs 658 crore. The biggest package in the history of the CFO. This package of Vaibhav Taneja is considered to be the biggest ever for any CFO. Earlier, in 2020, the CFO of the Nikola company earned $86 million (approximately Rs 715 crores), but in 2024, that company declared bankruptcy. At the same time, in 2014, the CFO of Twitter earned $72 million (approximately Rs 616 crores).
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