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5 Things You Might Not Know About Rivian Founder RJ Scaringe

BY Benzinga
— 12:35 PM ET 05/11/2022

Electric vehicle company Rivian Automotive Inc NASDAQ:RIVN completed its highly anticipated IPO in November 2021. 

Rivian was founded in 2009 by RJ Scaringe, who continues to lead the company as its CEO.

Here are five things you might not know about RJ Scaringe.

1. He Always Wanted To Start Car Company: If you ask any of Scaringe's close friends, family or former classmates, they will make it clear Scaringe had always wanted to create a car company. Scaringe loved cars at an early age and sought to leave the world in a better place, which led to creating an electric vehicle company.

"I wanted to have an impact and the highest impact approach was to build the company myself," Scaringe said of creating an EV company.

Scaringe credits Tesla Inc NASDAQ:TSLA with leading the way on public perception of EVs no longer being "boring and slow or glorified golf carts." 

2. Graduated From MIT: Scaringe graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The doctorate came after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Also known as RPI, the school was attended by several NHL players and former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia.

Having a connection of attending MIT in common with Bill Ford Jr., the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company NYSE:F, probably led to an investment from the automotive company in a heated battle pitting Ford and General Motors Company NYSE:GM against each other.

Related Link: The Rivian IPO: What You Need To Know 

3. Free Lake House For Employees: Rivian moved many of its operations and employees to Michigan to be closer to automotive suppliers. In the move, many of the early Rivian employees made the trek from Florida to Michigan. Scaringe rented a Michigan lake house in the early days. The Rivian founder allowed the employees to stay at the lake house free of charge to work on the company's vision.

"There's a lot of house stories, lot of weird stories, that didn't seem as crazy at the time," Scaringe said.

4. Company Name: The first name given to the company Scaringe founded was Mainstream Motors. The name Rivian comes from "Indian River," which is close to the town of Melbourne, Florida, where Scaringe grew up. Rivian has been the name of the company since 2011.

5. Ran Half Marathon With Limited Training: A half marathon is a thirteen-mile race that usually requires months of training to make sure one can finish the race. Scaringe has told the story of running a half-marathon with a woman he had a crush on. Scaringe admits he did very little training for the race. The crush from the race is now Scaringe's wife.

The couple married in 2014 in Belleville, Michigan, and now have three children together.

Photo: Courtesy Rivian

Original publication date: November 2021.

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