Mark Gongloff, Columnist

With Elon Musk Out of Control, Tesla Needs Adult Supervision

An activist investor would do the trick, if only the CEO and his pliant board weren’t in the way.

December 16, 2022 at 9:38 PM UTC

Mark Gongloff is a Bloomberg Opinion editor and columnist covering climate change. He previously worked for Fortune.com, the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

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