J. B. Straubel
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| Born | Jeffrey Brian Straubel December 20, 1975 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS, MS) |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Board member of | Tesla, Inc. |
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| Website | www |
Jeffrey Brian Straubel (/ˈstraʊbəl/; born December 20, 1975) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He spent 15 years at Tesla, as chief technical officer until moving to an advisory role in July 2019. In 2023, he was elected to the company's board of directors.
In 2017, Straubel founded and became the CEO of Redwood Materials, Inc., working on creating battery materials and products for lithium-ion batteries out of recycled batteries.