About Austin Russell
- College dropout Austin Russell founded and runs automotive sensor firm Luminar Technologies, which went public in a SPAC merger in Dec. 2020.
- An optics prodigy, Russell developed the idea for Luminar when he was just 17 and studying physics at Stanford University.
- He dropped out of college in 2012 after receiving a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship, a program funded by billionaire Peter Thiel to nurture entrepreneurs.
- Following Luminar's listing on Nasdaq, Russell became the world's youngest self-made billionaire at age 25.
- Luminar competes with laser lidar makers like Velodyne and Aeva, which make high-tech sensors to help self-driving vehicles "see" their surroundings.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 29
- Source of Wealth
- sensors, Self Made
- Residence
- Orlando, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Single
- Education
- Drop Out, Stanford University
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