Edward Coristine
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Edward Coristine (born December 2005) is an American college student and software engineer appointed to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Coristine was born in December 2005.[4][5]
According to his LinkedIn résumé, Coristine graduated from Rye Country Day School in 2024, and attends Northeastern University.[6][7][8] He previously worked for NeuraLink, a brain computer interface company led by Elon Musk, and LesserEvil a snack company owned by his father Charles Coristine.[6]
He enrolled at Northeastern University in 2024 as a mechanical engineering and physics major.[9] His expected year of graduation is 2028.[4] School friends describe him as intelligent and driven with Elon Musk being his hero.[10][11]
Coristine has a limited liability company named TESLA.SEXY.[12][13]
Coristine is a registered Republican.[4]
Career
[edit]Coristine is among a group of 19 to 24 year olds without prior experience in government appointed to the Department of Government Efficiency.[14][15] Coristine is the youngest member of the group.[16] He works within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), reporting directly to Amanda Scales, a former xAI employee appointed as OPM chief of staff.[17] OPM records list his role as an "expert". According to Wired, Coristine has sat in on calls using a non-government email address where workers were made to "go over code they had written and justify their jobs."[1][6]
On February 3, 2025, Coristine held a call with federal Small Business Administration staff detailing the level of access wanted by DOGE, including human resources, contract and payment systems.[18] He reportedly signed into the call from a non-government email address.[15] His ability to pass a federal background check has been questioned.[19]
Coristine used the moniker "bigballs" on LinkedIn and @Edwardbigballer on Twitter, according to The Daily Dot.[7][20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elliott, Vittoria. "The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Townsend, Chance (February 3, 2025). "Elon Musk's DOGE takeover is reportedly being spearheaded by young college grads". Mashable. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Leopold, Jason; Cormier, Anthony (February 3, 2025). "Behind DOGE's Standoff at USAID: Desk Searches and Elon Musk Calling". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c Spatz, Emily. "First-year Northeastern student has a role at Musk's DOGE, according to reports". bostonglobe.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Farrar, Molly. "Harvard senior, Northeastern first-year student reportedly among Musk's DOGE team". boston.com. Boston.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Makena. "Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ a b Talbot, Hope (February 3, 2025). "Musk's DOGE employs a 19-year-old who goes by 'Big Balls' on LinkedIn". The Daily Dot. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Excellence Magazine by Rye Country Day School - Issuu". issuu.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Sharma, Sanjay. "Edward Coristine education and career: How this college kid with a Physics Major ended up in Musk-led DOGE". indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "This 19-Year-Old Musk Minion Dropped Out of School to Smash the Government". thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ MacDiarmid, Zoe. "Northeastern student identified as engineer for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency". huntnewsnu.com. The Huntington News. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Fenster, Jordan Nathaniel. "Youngest member of Musk's team at DOGE is from New Canaan, media reports say". stamfordadvocate.com. Stamford Advocate. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Elon Musk is the 'idol' of DOGE's youngest staff Edward Coristine who founded 'Tesla.Sexy LLC'". indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Elon Puts Kid Who Just Graduated From High School in Charge of Disemboweling the US Government". Futurism. January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ a b Ensor, Josie. "Meet Elon Musk's 'baby-faced assassins' leading Doge takeover". thetimes.com. The Times. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Lubin, Rhian; Marcus, Josh. "The seven techies barely out of college helping Musk to slash billions from federal government". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Rogelberg, Sasha. "Top hires in Trump's Office of Personnel Management reportedly include a 21-year-old and a freshly graduated high-schooler". Fortune. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Barrón-López, Laura (February 3, 2025). "Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems". PBS News Hour. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "DOGE Teen Owns 'Tesla.Sexy LLC' and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers". wired.com. Wired. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Cameron (February 3, 2025). "Musk signs up university-aged team to dismantle foreign aid". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved February 3, 2025.