Craig Harding
An experienced corporate attorney, Mr. Craig Harding currently serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of Tesla Motors in Palo Alto, California. In this position, Craig Harding leverages more than two decades of legal experience toward the management of all legal affairs for the company, including corporate work, supplier agreements, and intellectual property law. Harding supported Tesla's Series D, E, and F private equity rounds, the loan to Tesla from the Department of Energy, and Tesla's IPO. Prior to joining the executive team at Tesla Motors, Craig Harding was General Counsel and Secretary at Metreo, Inc. Previously, he was General Counsel at Intershop Communications, the largest electronic commerce company in Europe. In addition, Craig Harding served as General Counsel of Kaleida Labs (a joint venture of Apple and IBM), and Actra Systems (a joint venture of Netscape and General Electric). Outside of his work with Tesla Motors, Craig Harding enjoys running marathons and ultramarathons. Craig Harding has previously raced in the Boston, Berlin, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Stockholm Marathons. Craig Harding has also competed in numerous ultramarathons, including the American River 50M, Western States Endurance Run (100 miles), and Miwok 100K Trail Race. Harding completed the Miwok 100K in a time of 12 hours 17 minutes. Before beginning his career, Craig Harding earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Duke University. After graduating from Duke, Craig enrolled at Vanderbilt University School of Law and earned a J.D. Craig Harding is a current member of the State Bar of California. Craig Harding has two daughters and lives in Woodside, California.
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