Rufus /ru-fus/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-fuss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rufus is red-haired. Most common in the 19th century.Biblical: the name of two first-century Christians.See also Rufino and Russell.ufus /ru-fus/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced ROO-fuss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rufus is red-haired. Most common in the 19th century.
How Elon Musk funded his massive business empire with $4.9 billion in government subsidies leaving the U.S. taxpayer to shoulder much of the cost. 1  Elon Musk has raked in a multibillion dollar fortune from his companies. 2  He is CEO of of both Tesla and SpaceX and the chairman of SolarCity.
Second, the chairman of SolarCity is Elon Musk, who is also a large owner in the company. In addition to being the chairman of SolarCity, he is also CEO of the automobile company Tesla. Tesla received $465 million from the ATVM loan-guarantee program, the DOE program that gave us the Fisker scandal. ... Third, it is worth noting that Elon Musk is a generous political donor.