Who is Nicole Shanahan, woman at centre of Elon Musk-Sergey Brin drama?

Shanahan (left) and Brin have been married for over three years but announced in June they plan to divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences”. The Wall Street Journal reported this weekend that Musk and Shanahan had an extramarital affair, an allegation that Musk has since denied. — TNS

Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan emerged this weekend at the centre of a rift between two of the world’s richest men, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Shanahan and Brin have been married for over three years but announced in June they plan to divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences”. The Wall Street Journal reported this weekend that Musk and Shanahan had an extramarital affair, an allegation that Musk has since denied.