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Luminar founder Austin Russell
Said to be 30 years old in Luminar's April 2025 annual report, Austin Russell founded the company back in 2012, and while still in his teens. Luminar subsequently emerged from stealth mode in 2017 with Russell as its CEO, and raised $600M via a SPAC merger Nasdaq listing three years later. Luminar said that he resigned his position on May 14th, following a “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” inquiry by the firm's audit committee. Photo: Luminar Technologies.
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