Vaibhav Taneja

Taneja was born in India and completed his schooling from Mata Jai Kaur Public School New Delhi in 1996. Then he completed his undergraduation in Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University in 1999. He received the qualified chartered accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2000. == 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. In 2016, he joined SolarCity as its corporate controller. In May 2018, he was promoted to corporate controller. In March 2019, Taneja became the chief accounting officer, replacing Dave Morton. In August 2023, he succeeded Zach Kirkhorn as the chief financial officer. == Compensation ==

Taneja garnered significant attention when his compensation details were revealed in May 2025. Taneja received $139million () in 2024, which notably exceeded the pay of top tech leaders such as Microsoft's Satya Nadella ($79.1million; ) and Google's Sundar Pichai ($10.73million; ) in 2024. This substantial sum encompasses various forms of compensation beyond direct salary. Taneja's basic salary at Tesla was $400,000 (); the remainder consisted of stock options and equity linked to performance metrics. == See also ==