Who is Elon Musk’s ex, Jennifer Gwynne? The Tesla billionaire and Doge head allegedly has 14 children, some with Grimes and Shivon Zilis – but who was his first known girlfriend?
Jennifer Gwynne and Elon Musk met at the University of Pennsylvania, but couldn’t make a long-distance relationship work – she auctioned their keepsakes, including an emerald pendant, in 2022
Apart from Zilis and ex-wife Justine Wilson, Musk also has three children with Canadian musician Elise Boucher, known as Grimes, who has often taken to his platform, X, to get his attention about their brood’s medical needs.
So who is Jennifer Gwynne, the ex who told People her romance with Musk was “amazing”?
What does Jennifer Gwynne do for work?
Gwynne graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an arts degree, majoring in English, with psychology as a minor. She now works as a senior inventory analyst (in e-commerce) at healthcare company McKesson. She previously worked for Disney as a senior category manager of footwear and as a merchandising manager for Florida Blue.
How long did their relationship last?
Gwynne and Musk met in the 90s as students at the University of Pennsylvania. The couple dated for a year, during which time she went abroad to study. However, they couldn’t save their long-distance relationship because he thought talking on the phone was “a waste of time”, she told People.
Although short-lived, the pair’s romance brought them close enough to meet each other’s families. “I know Elon, Kimbal, Tosca and the gracious supermodel Maye Musk are a tight tribe, but for a brilliant couple of days that winter [in 1994], they let me be part of it,” she recalled. Musk even gave her a 14-carat gold necklace, with an emerald pendant, from a South African mine his father was reputed to own, per The Independent.