Austin Russell

About

American entrepreneur known as the founder and CEO of the self-driving car company Luminar Technologies. Luminar went public in December 2020.

Before Fame

He had memorized the periodic table of elements at age two.

Trivia

While attending Stanford University in 2012, he was awarded $100,000 from the Thiel Fellowship.

Family Life

He was raised by his parents Michael and Shannon.

Associated With

He was a recipient of the Thiel Fellowship, established by entrepreneur Peter Thiel.