Lyndon Robert Rive (born 22 January 1977) is a South African-American businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016.

[5] After Tesla, Inc. acquired SolarCity in 2016, Rive announced in 2017 that he would leave the company and spend his time with his family along with further entrepreneurial activities, including working on a new startup.

[6][7] In 2013, Rive was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner in the Northern California Region.

[8][9] Lyndon Robert Rive[10] and his wife, Madeleine, were high school sweethearts in South Africa.

Madeleine got hers through the 'exceptional ability' category by virtue of being a good underwater hockey player, and Rive was eventually able to get his through marriage.