Jared Birchall
Birchall is the sole operational manager of the Musk entity network, controlling the family office while holding executive titles at the major operating companies, managing charitable grantmaking, overseeing private security and real estate, and administering political spending entities. This concentration of fiduciary duties across domains that would normally be segregated creates structural conflicts of interest.
Jared Birchall (born 1974, Modesto, California) is the head of Elon Musk's family office, Excession LLC, and the single individual through whom virtually all of Musk's private corporate, charitable, real estate, security, and political payment infrastructure is managed. OpenCorporates records show Birchall as officer at 90 or more entities across at least 15 US jurisdictions and the United Kingdom, holding titles including CEO, CFO, president, secretary, treasurer, director, and manager 1. He simultaneously serves as CEO of Neuralink, Executive Officer of xAI Corp, treasurer of the Boring Company, president of The Foundation (the primary recipient of Musk Foundation grants), and director of X.AI London Ltd 2. Analysis of corporate records indicates that Birchall holds interlocking control positions across Musk's charitable, corporate, security, and real estate entities 3.
Birchall graduated from Brigham Young University in 1999 and began his career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs. He spent approximately a decade at Merrill Lynch in private wealth management before being dismissed for unauthorized client correspondence. According to multiple reports, he joined Morgan Stanley in 2010, managing Musk's accounts, and Musk hired him out of Morgan Stanley in 2016 to run the family office 4. Since then, according to a review of corporate registry records, Birchall has functioned as Musk's sole operational proxy in corporate governance, with Musk's name absent from the vast majority of the entities Birchall controls 1.
After the 2024 presidential election, Birchall advised the Trump transition team on space policy and AI. A review of the record indicates he simultaneously held executive positions at companies with billions of dollars in government contracts and managed the political payment apparatus that channeled over $295 million to America PAC 4. He has zero personal FEC contribution records, which analysis suggests is consistent with a principal-agent relationship in which he operates as Musk's proxy rather than as an independent political actor 5.
Career Background and Role as Musk's Proxy
Birchall began his finance career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs after graduating from Brigham Young University in 1999. He then spent approximately a decade at Merrill Lynch in private wealth management, where he was eventually dismissed for unauthorized client correspondence. He moved to Morgan Stanley in 2010, where he managed Elon Musk's personal accounts. According to multiple reports, Musk hired Birchall out of Morgan Stanley in 2016 to establish and run the family office that became Excession LLC 4.
Musk's name appears on almost none of the private entities in the network. Birchall is the named manager, president, or director on virtually all of them. Three core entities -- Excession LLC (SOS #0803683059), Musk Industries LLC (SOS #0803683028), and Foundation Security Inc (SOS #0803683041) -- were all incorporated on the same day, July 14, 2020, at the same PO Box (341886, Austin, TX 78734). Review of the records shows near-sequential Secretary of State file numbers, confirming a coordinated batch filing 6. Analysis of the filing timeline indicates this date coincides with Musk's relocation from California to Texas, representing the formalization of the family office structure 7.
SEC EDGAR records list Birchall as Executive Officer on 15 Form D filings across four Musk operating companies: Neuralink Corp (CIK 0001708503, six filings, 2017-2025), TBC-The Boring Co (CIK 0001737630, three filings, 2018-2022), X.AI Corp (CIK 0002002695, four filings, 2023-2025), and X.AI Holdings Corp (CIK 0002079267, two filings, 2025-2026) 8. Birchall is not listed as officer or director on any Form D for Red Planet Ventures, despite being confirmed as manager on the Texas formation documents 8 9.
Corporate Entity Network
OpenCorporates records show Birchall serving as officer at 90 or more entities across Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington, and the United Kingdom 1. The entities span Musk's operating companies, the family office, charitable organizations, real estate holdings, private security, educational institutions, and venture vehicles.
The central address of the private entity network is PO Box 341886, Austin, TX 78734 (physical address: 2110 Ranch Road 620 S, Lakeway, TX), which appears on the filings for Excession LLC, Musk Industries LLC, Foundation Security Inc, Musk Foundation, The Foundation, Horse Ranch LLC, Peninsula LLC, and the three Red Planet Ventures entities, among others. Registry records indicate all use the same registered agent: Registered Agent Solutions Inc at 5301 Southwest Parkway Suite 400, Austin, TX 78735 6 1.
Analysis of corporate records identifies key entity categories under Birchall's control: the family office (Excession LLC, Musk Industries LLC); operating company roles (CEO/CFO/President of Neuralink, Executive Officer of xAI Corp, Treasurer of The Boring Company, Director of X.AI London Ltd); charitable entities (Secretary/Treasurer of Musk Foundation, President of The Foundation); private security (CEO/CFO/President/Secretary/Director of Foundation Security Inc across three company numbers in Texas and California); real estate (Manager/President of Horse Ranch LLC, River Bottoms Ranch LLC, BSP 2023 LLC, Peninsula LLC); infrastructure (Member of CTC Holding LLC, Manager of AIQ Phase LLC, President of CapX Holdco Inc); and investment vehicles (Manager of Red Planet Ventures I, II, and III) 3 1 10.
Birchall also held historical positions including CEO/Secretary/CFO of PRAVDA Corp (California, incorporated October 2017, terminated October 2020), Musk's media credibility rating project 1.
Jared Birchall
Charitable Entity Control
Birchall occupies dual gatekeeper positions at Musk Foundation (Secretary/Treasurer) and The Foundation (President), which is the primary recipient of Musk Foundation disbursements. Analysis of public records indicates that Birchall's dual role means he effectively controls both the granting entity and the receiving entity 3.
The Foundation (EIN 92-0742101) is classified as a 501(c)(3) educational institution (NTEE code B20) at PO Box 341886, Austin, TX, with an IRS ruling date of April 2023 7. Records show BSP 2023 LLC, also managed by Birchall, was created to hold property in Bastrop County for Ad Astra, Musk's Montessori-inspired STEM school for children ages 3-9 7.
Red Planet Ventures and Infrastructure Entities
Red Planet Ventures I LLC (TX SOS 0805920034), Red Planet Ventures II LLC (TX SOS 0805920052), and Red Planet Ventures III LLC (TX SOS 0805920058) were all formed on February 25, 2025, with Birchall as sole Manager on each Certificate of Formation 9. All three share the address 2110 Ranch Road 620 S, #341886, Austin, TX 78734 -- the same PO Box as Excession LLC and the rest of the Musk private entity network 9. No public source has identified the fund's purpose, investors, capital, or investments.
The formation date of February 25, 2025, coincides with an xAI Corp Form D filing (accession 0002002695-25-000001), listing both Musk and Birchall as officers 8. Whether the temporal coincidence reflects coordinated administrative activity or is incidental is unknown. Notably, Birchall does not appear on any SEC Form D for Red Planet Ventures, despite being the named manager on the state formation documents 8 9.
Birchall also manages infrastructure entities supporting xAI's physical operations. He appears in a Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:SEI) 10-Q filing in connection with CTC Property LLC (a Nevada LLC identified as the entity behind xAI's Memphis Colossus data center) and Stateline Power LLC (a 49.9% joint venture for 900 MW of primary power to the facility) 11.
Government Contracting and Political Nexus
Birchall is listed as government point of contact and CFO on Neuralink's SAM.gov registration (UEI: JGGFP357J8B8, CAGE: 7VRH1), registered since May 2017. The registration includes PSC codes AJ11, AJ12, AJ13 (R&D medical) and B529 (special studies), indicating positioning for federal research and development contracts 6.
Following the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple reports, Birchall advised the Trump transition team on space policy and AI 4. Birchall thus occupied a dual position, managing Musk's personal financial holdings and holding executive positions at Neuralink, xAI, and the Boring Company was simultaneously advising the incoming administration on policies directly affecting those companies. Musk's companies have received an estimated $38 billion in cumulative government funding, with SpaceX holding $13.5 billion in Department of Defense contracts.
Despite managing a political spending apparatus that channeled over $295 million to America PAC through entities like Europa 100 LLC, Birchall has zero personal FEC contribution records 12. Analysis of FEC data suggests this absence is consistent with operational discipline in maintaining separation between his personal identity and his role as Musk's financial proxy 5. The political payment infrastructure flows through entities where Birchall is the named manager, according to a review of corporate records 10.
International and UK Operations
Birchall's role extends beyond US jurisdictions. UK Companies House records confirm him as Director of X.AI London Ltd (company number 16131916, incorporated December 12, 2024, registered at 20 Air Street, London W1B 5AN) 2. This appointment gives Birchall legal fiduciary duties under the UK Companies Act while simultaneously managing Musk's US political spending apparatus and serving as officer at 90 or more domestic entities 13 1.
The UK directorship represents xAI's entry into the UK regulatory environment. Birchall's date of birth is recorded as September 1974 on the UK filing. The 20 Air Street address is in London's Mayfair/Soho area, a common location for corporate offices of international technology companies 2.
All Connections
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17 totalBirchall is Musk's money manager, president/manager of multiple TX LLCs including River Bottoms Ranch, Horse Ranch, and others. Controls day-to-day entity operations.
Power struggle over Musk Foundation control: Kurganov managed 5.7B daily operations, Birchall pushed for his removal May 2022 after FBI inquiries
Birchall signed both Form D filings as Corporate Secretary of X.AI Holdings Corp
Birchall controls Musk Foundation grantmaking and is president of The Foundation, the primary grant recipient
Birchall is president of The Foundation (EIN 92-0742101), which received $137M from Musk Foundation in 2023 and $470M in 2024
Birchall is Manager of Excession LLC (Musk family office), PO Box 341886, Austin TX, formed 7/14/2020
Birchall serves as Musk's chief personal adviser, financial manager, CEO of Neuralink, treasurer of Boring Company, CFO of xAI, and controls all Musk nonprofit and personal entities
Birchall manages Excession LLC (250B family office) and serves as officer on 54 Musk entities across 15 jurisdictions. Controls all business AND political payment infrastructure.
President, treasurer, secretary, director, CEO, and CFO across 3 Foundation Security entities. Firm conducted background investigations on rivals per NYT.
Birchall listed as CFO and government POC on Neuralink SAM.gov registration (UEI JGGFP357J8B8). PSC codes indicate positioning for federal R&D medical contracts.
Birchall manages 54+ Musk entities including X.AI London Ltd directorship (UK 16131916), zero personal political contributions despite managing 250M+ political apparatus
Birchall is President of The Foundation while also heading Excession LLC family office and serving as officer at Neuralink, xAI, Boring Company, and Foundation Security
Birchall listed as manager per OpenCorporates. TX SoS 0805920034.
Birchall listed as manager per OpenCorporates. TX SoS 0805920052.
Birchall listed as manager per OpenCorporates. TX SoS 0805920058.
Birchall confirmed as Manager per TX Comptroller 2025 CPA data. TX taxpayer 32075024201.
Birchall advised Trump transition team on space policy and AI after 2024 election. Simultaneously CEO of Neuralink, Musk's money manager, and manager of personal TX LLCs.
All Findings
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Jared Birchall has zero FEC contribution records. Despite managing tens of billions in Musk assets as head of Excession LLC/family office, Birchall makes no personal political contributions. This is consistent with a principal-agent relationship where Birchall operates as Musk's proxy rather than as an independent political actor. His absence from FEC records despite his central role in the Musk entity network is itself noteworthy -- it suggests operational discipline in maintaining separation between his personal identity and his role as Musk's financial manager.
Birchall FEC confirmed zero: Musk wealth manager who controls 250M+ political spending apparatus makes zero personal political contributions
FEC search for Birchall Jared returns zero results, confirming finding #5613. This is a significant negative finding given Birchall's role: Secretary of United States of America Inc (which received 78.8M in-kind from America PAC), Manager of Europa 100 LLC (which pays Chris Young 100K-1M/yr for political operations), Manager of Excession LLC (which made 2,324 in-kind contribution to America PAC Jun 2025), and Director of xAI entities. Birchall manages the operational side of an estimated 250M+ political spending operation but maintains zero personal FEC footprint. This is consistent with wealth management industry norms where the advisor remains personally separate from client political activity, but the scale of separation here -- managing quarter-billion-dollar political apparatus while making zero personal contributions -- is exceptional.
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Jared Birchall (b.1974 Modesto CA, BYU 1999): Musk's central operator. Goldman Sachs analyst 1999, Merrill Lynch private wealth (fired after decade for unauthorized client correspondence), Morgan Stanley 2010 managing Musk's money. Musk hired him out of Morgan Stanley 2016 to run family office Excession LLC. Simultaneously holds: CEO/CFO/President of Neuralink, roles at Boring Company, xAI, Musk Foundation, plus president/manager of multiple TX real estate LLCs (River Bottoms Ranch, Horse Ranch, etc.). Post-2024 election: advised Trump transition team on space policy and AI. This single person controls both Musk's personal entity web AND holds executive positions at companies with billions in government contracts — while advising the administration that awards those contracts.
Jared Birchall serves as the named officer/manager on at least 10 Musk-controlled TX entities: Excession LLC (Manager), Europa 100 LLC (Manager), Horse Ranch LLC (Manager), Bushwhacker LLC (Manager), Foundation Security Inc (President), River Bottoms Ranch LLC (President), Neuralink Corp (CFO/Director), Ad Astra School (Director/Treasurer), Ad Astra Texas (Secretary/Director), United States of America Inc (Secretary), BSP 2023 LLC (Member). All share PO Box 341886, Austin TX 78734 and Registered Agent Solutions at 5301 Southwest Pkwy Suite 400. Birchall also uses 600 River Pointe Dr Suite 200, Conroe TX 77304 (Withers Bergman LLP address).
Birchall controls a network of Musk-linked TX entities all sharing PO Box 341886, Austin TX 78734 and registered office 5301 Southwest Pkwy Suite 400, Austin TX 78735. Entities: Excession LLC (family office, Manager, SOS 0803683059, formed 7/14/2020), Foundation Security Inc (security firm, President, SOS 0803683041, formed 7/14/2020), Horse Ranch LLC (property, Manager, SOS 0803996693, formed 3/30/2021), Musk Foundation (SOS 0803691850, formed 7/21/2020), The Foundation (President, EIN 92-0742101, started 2023). Also CEO of Neuralink, treasurer of Boring Company, CFO of xAI per LittleSis. Birchall Capital Investments LLC separately in Farmers Branch TX.
Birchall confirmed as Director of X.AI London Ltd (UK company 16131916), extending Musk proxy network to UK jurisdiction
UK Companies House registry confirms Jared Birchall as Director of X.AI LONDON LTD (UK company number 16131916, active), effective 2024-12-12. Registered address: 20 Air Street, London W1B 5AN. This adds UK jurisdiction to Birchall's known officer positions across US states. The 20 Air Street address is in London's Mayfair/Soho area. Birchall's appointment as Director (not just secretary) gives him legal fiduciary duties under UK Companies Act. This is notable because: (1) it extends Birchall's role from US family office manager to international corporate director, (2) X.AI London represents Musk's AI operations in the UK regulatory environment, (3) Birchall now has officer positions in at least 54+ US entities plus this UK company, making him potentially subject to UK regulatory requirements while simultaneously managing Musk's US political spending apparatus.
Birchall holds interlocking control positions across Musk charitable, corporate, security, and real estate entities
Jared Birchall simultaneously holds: Family Office: Manager of Excession LLC. Corporate: CEO of Neuralink, CFO of xAI, Treasurer of The Boring Company. Charitable: Secretary/Treasurer of Musk Foundation, President of The Foundation. Security: CEO of Foundation Security Inc (armored car/detective). Real Estate: Manager/Director of Horse Ranch LLC (530 acres), River Bottoms Ranch LLC (110 acres), BSP 2023 LLC (40 acres hosting school). Political: Connected to Europa 100 LLC (80M services to America PAC). This concentration of control in a single individual across charitable, corporate, security, political, and real estate domains is extraordinary and creates conflicts of interest. Birchall was previously dismissed from Merrill Lynch for unauthorized client correspondence.
Jared Birchall appears in Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:SEI) 10-Q filing (CIK 0001697500, accession 0001558370-25-009911, filed 2025-08-01) in two exhibits: (1) Amended and Restated Limited LLC Agreement of Stateline Power, LLC — a Texas LLC formed as 49.9% JV between Solaris and a counterparty (redacted) for 900 MW primary power to a data center; (2) Amended and Restated Master Equipment Rental Agreement with CTC Property LLC (Nevada LLC, address redacted) as 'Customer' — identified as Musk/xAI's Memphis Colossus data center entity. Birchall's name appears in these documents, confirming Excession/Birchall manages xAI's physical infrastructure entities including CTC Property LLC.
Jared Birchall serves as Director of X.AI LONDON LTD (UK company number 16131916, incorporated 2024-12-12) effective 2024-12-12. Address listed as 20 Air Street London W1B 5AN. Confirms Birchall's direct role in xAI operations beyond Texas family office management.
Registry.db entry for X.AI LONDON LTD (entity_id 6082636, source_jurisdiction=uk): officer record shows person_name=BIRCHALL Jared, title=Director, effective_date=2024-12-12, address=20 Air Street London W1B 5AN. Source: UK Companies House ingested 2026-03-04.
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Jared Birchall confirmed as Manager on Certificate of Formation for all three Red Planet Ventures entities. Address on all three filings: 2110 Ranch Road 620 S., #341886, Austin TX 78734-0277 — the same PO Box as the entities themselves. Officer UID 000001 on all three. Only one filing per entity (Certificate of Formation, 2025-02-25). No subsequent amendments.
OpenCorporates entity lookups us_tx/0805920034, 0805920052, 0805920058: officers field shows Jared Birchall, position=manager, address=2110 Ranch Road 620 S #341886 Austin TX 78734-0277, uid=000001. filings_count=1 for each entity. All three identical officer structure.
intelligence (1)
Birchall serves as officer on 54 unique companies across 15 jurisdictions. He is sole manager of Excession LLC (250B family office, TX 0803683059), manages Europa 100 LLC (political payments conduit, TX 0803683010), is president/director/CFO of Foundation Security entities (3 company numbers across TX and CA), and controls N158X LLC (CA 201717010663 terminated 2023) and BUSHWHACKER LLC (CA 202030710021). Six core entities all incorporated on 2020-07-14: Excession, Europa 100, Bushwhacker, Foundation Security, Musk Industries, at the PO BOX 341886 address cluster. This corporate infrastructure underpins both Musk business operations and political spending apparatus.
identity (2)
SEC EDGAR EFTS search for 'Jared Birchall' returns 15 Form D filings across 4 Musk operating companies: Neuralink Corp (CIK 0001708503, 6 filings 2017-2025), TBC-The Boring Co (CIK 0001737630, 3 filings 2018-2022), X.AI CORP (CIK 0002002695, 4 filings 2023-2025), X.AI Holdings Corp (CIK 0002079267, 2 filings 2025-2026). Birchall listed as Executive Officer on all of these. Birchall is NOT listed as officer/director on any Form D for Red Planet Ventures. Also appears in Solaris Energy Infrastructure 10-Q (CIK 0001697500) in context of CTC Property LLC data center power agreement.
OpenCorporates shows Jared Birchall serving as officer (manager, director, CFO, secretary, or similar) at 90+ entities across TX, CA, NV, NM, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NH, NC, KY, OR, WA, and UK jurisdictions. Entities include: Excession LLC, Musk Foundation, Musk Industries LLC, Foundation Security Inc, Neuralink Corp (6 jurisdictions), X.AI Corp (7 jurisdictions), X.AI London Ltd, The Boring Company (5 jurisdictions), Ad Astra School, Ad Astra Texas, Bushwhacker LLC, Horse Ranch LLC, Peninsula LLC, BSP 2023 LLC, River Bottoms Ranch LLC, CapX Holdco Inc, CAPX 1 LLC, N158X LLC, AIQ Phase LLC, MZX Tech LLC, PRAVDA Corp, and Red Planet Ventures I/II/III. Address on most TX filings: PO Box 341886, Austin TX 78734.
OC officer search Jared Birchall: total_count=90, total_pages=3. All three pages reviewed. Key pattern: Birchall uses PO Box 341886 Austin TX 78734 (also used by entities) as personal address across most TX filings, and 2110 Ranch Road 620 S #341886 Lakeway TX 78734 on others (same location). Some CA filings use Palo Alto address. Birchall appears to function as the single operational manager for the entire Musk family office portfolio.