Vaibhav Taneja
{{Short description|American accountant}}
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| name = Vaibhav Taneja
| birth_place = India
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| nationality = Indian American
| occupation = Chief financial officer and Chief accounting officer at Tesla
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| education =(BCom) Delhi University(1999) AICPA (2006)
ICAI (2000)
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Vaibhav Taneja is an Indian American business executive who is currently serving as chief financial officer of Tesla, Inc., since 2023. He is also the company's chief accounting officer and one of the directors of Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited.
Life
Taneja earned his BCom degree from Delhi University in 1999 and qualified Chartered Accountancy from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2000.{{Cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Ankita |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Vaibhav Taneja: 7 things to know about Tesla's new Indian-origin CFO |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/tesla-cfo-vaibhav-taneja-indian-origin-things-to-know-11117151.html |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2025-05-22 |title=Meet Vaibhav Taneja, Elon Musk-led Tesla’s Indian-origin CFO, who earns more than Sundar Pichai & Satya Nadella |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/meet-vaibhav-taneja-elon-musk-led-teslas-indian-origin-cfo-who-earns-more-than-sundar-pichai-satya-nadella/articleshow/121333986.cms |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} and certified public accountancy in 2006.
Career
From July 1999 to March 2016, Taneja worked for PwC in India and the United States, ultimately holding the role of senior manager in assurance.{{Cite news |last=Sriram |first=Akash |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Tesla names insider Taneja CFO as Kirkhorn steps down |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-cfo-zachary-kirkhorn-steps-down-replaced-by-vaibhav-taneja-2023-08-07/ |access-date=August 8, 2023}} In 2016, he joined SolarCity as its corporate controller.
In February 2017, Taneja joined Tesla, Inc. when SolarCity was acquired, as its assistant corporate controller.{{Cite web |last=Ferris |first=Robert |date=March 14, 2019 |title=Tesla's Kirkhorn officially takes over as CFO. Corporate Controller Taneja promoted to Chief Accounting Officer |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/tesla-promotes-kirkhorn-to-cfo-and-taneja-to-chief-accounting-officer.html |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}} In May 2018, he was promoted to corporate controller.{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Indian-Origin Vaibhav Taneja Appointed Tesla's Chief Financial Officer |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/indian-origin-vaibhav-taneja-appointed-teslas-chief-financial-officer-4277721 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=NDTV.com}} In March 2019, Taneja became the chief accounting officer, replacing Dave Morton. He was also made the director of Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited based in Bangalore in January 2021.{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2021 |title=Meet Tesla India Directors: A chartered accountant, a serial entrepreneur, and a company insider |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/meet-tesla-india-directors-a-chartered-accountant-a-serial-entrepreneur-and-a-little-known-companys-senior-6339631.html |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}} In August 2023, he succeeded Zach Kirkhorn as the chief financial officer.
In-News
Taneja has garnered significant attention when his compensation details were revealed in May 2025. Taneja received a whopping $139 million in 2024, which notably exceeds the pay of top tech leaders such as Microsoft's Satya Nadella at $79.1 million and Google's Sundar Pichai at $10.73 million in 2024. This substantial sum encompasses various forms of compensation beyond direct salary. Taneja's basic salary at Tesla was $400,000 (Rs 3.33 crore). The remainder consisted of stock options and equity linked to performance metrics.
See also
- Deepak Ahuja - CFO Tesla Inc. (2017-219)
- Manuj Khurana - Vice President, Ather Energy. Former employee Tesla, Inc. (2020-22)
- Kevan Parekh - CFO Apple Inc.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Who is Vaibhav Taneja? Tesla CFO who made more than Sunder Pichai, Satya Nadella |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/vaibhav-taneja-salary-tesla-cfo-more-pay-than-sunder-pichai-google-satya-nadella-microsoft-2728585-2025-05-22 |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}
References
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