INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Elon musk | (Photo: Shutterstock)3 min read Last Updated : Sep 15 2024 | 11:32 PM IST
The day before Elon Musk spoke at a celebration for
threats and was fully activated, according to two people with knowledge of the arrangements and documents viewed by The New York Times
The list of invitees was carefully curated, with each person screened well ahead of time
More than three dozen Tesla security officials were then stationed throughout the room when Musk, who runs the carmaker, took the stage
persona, travelling the world, hanging out with moguls, world leaders and celebrities, and smoking weed in public
But in private, he has increasingly barricaded himself behind a growing phalanx of armed bodyguards as he has become more wealthy, more
billion now regularly deals with stalkers and death threats, according to police documents and internal Tesla records
While many high-profile people face threats, Musk has transformed his own protection in recent years to deal with the change, expanding an
already robust personal security beyond that of other billionaires
mini-Secret Service, and he is guarded more like a head of state than a business executive, security experts said
Musk, who was once flanked by two bodyguards, travels with as many as 20 security professionals who show up to research escape routes or to
clear a room before he enters
Musk lives now is different from others who are ultrawealthy
Buffett, who is worth more than $145 billion, employed just one personal bodyguard for many years
It paid $500,000 in the first two months of 2024, more than five times the average spent every two months in 2019, according to Tesla
From 2015 to 2018, Musk spent an average $145,000 a month on security, according to invoices and receipts viewed by The Times.In contrast,
Apple spent $820,000 last year to protect its chief executive, Tim Cook, while Amazon shells out $1.6 million a year to guard its founder,
One of the few companies to spend more is Meta, which allocated $23.4 million last year to the security of its chief executive, Mark
Zuckerberg, filings show.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of
the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Sep 15 2024 | 11:32 PMIST
