Nicole Shanahan is well known for being the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Even after the rumors of getting separated in 2021, she is a famous personality because of her association with Brin. It is said that she was having an affair with Elon Musk. Today, Nicole is a well-known California-based attorney and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Nicole briefly had an affair with the Tesla CEO in December which made her recent husband Brin file for a divorce and end his longtime friendship with Musk.
As per the reports of the Wall Street Journal. Tesla’s CEO and the boss, Elon Musk denied the allegations that he was once committed to then-married Nicole and the wife of Google CEO-founder, Surgery Brin. Replying to the link of the story [regarding Elon’s affair with Nicole] on Twitter, Musk referred to the story as “total bs”. He commented over the story that he is still friendly with Brin and they had the party together last night.
Early Life
Nicole Shanahan, 39 years old, is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant mother and a father who had mental issues. In one of her interviews, Nicole said that she had to figure out how the world works for herself. She said that she had unemployed parents for the majority of her childhood. There was no money and no parental guidance. She saw her father as mentally disabled her whole life. She had to suffer because of lots of chaos and fear.
As far as her education is concrete, Nicole [according to her LinkedIn] went to the University of Puget Sound, Geneva Graduate Institute, National University of Singapore, and lastly Santa Clara University School of Law. She is a certified student of WTO studies and has received her studies in BA in Asian Studies, and her other degree J.D. two times- one in the subject of exchange, global IP, trade, and Chinese law, and another one in high technology law, intellectual property, and litigation.
Nicole Shanahan Career
During the initial period of her hustle with professional life, Nicole Shanahan bussed tables at 12 years old of her age, which was exactly before she started pursuing her degree in BA. According to her LinkedIn profile, it is known that she began her professional life in 2006 when she started working as an intern at Georgopoulos and Economidis. Currently, Nicole is known to be self-employed at Code X Fellow, a Palo Alto-based company since July 2014. She has also held the position of President at a California-based company named Bia-Echo Foundation since January 2020.
From January 2013 to April 2020, she held the position of Founder & CEO at ClearAccessIP. Previously, Nicole worked at Santa Clara University as an editor and research assistant. She worked as an IP paralegal at Aeon Law (Formerly Axios Law Group), as a consultant to Longan Law Firm, as a patent specialist for Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, as an IP paralegal and database specialist for Rutan & Tucker, LLP, and held the position of a patent specialist at the two companies at different times- one with PDB Patent Data and another one with RPX Corporation. She held all of her positions with well-perfected hands in the private sector.
Nicole Shanahan Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Nicole Shanahan |
| Birth Date | September 26, 1985 |
| Age | 39 Years |
| Birth Place | Oakland, California, USA |
| Profession | Attorney, Social Media Personality & Entrepreneur |
| College | Santa Clara University of Law, Geneva Graduate Institute & The National University of Singapore |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 58 kg – in Pounds – 128 lbs |
| Hair Color | Dark Blonde |
| Eye Color | Black |
Nicole Shanahan Family | |
| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
Relationship Status | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affair | No |
| Who was Nicole Shanahan’s husband? | Sergey Brin (Ex.) |
| Children | One |
Personal Life
Nicole Shanahan was married twice in her life. She was married to Google co-founder and the recent president of the parent company of Google, Sergey Brin. The pair exchanged the rituals of marriage in November 2018. According to nypost.com, Nicole gave birth to a baby girl fathered by Brin in late 2018, the same year when they exchanged marriage rituals after two years of dating. It is said that the couple met each other at a yoga retreat in 2015. Also, the pair got separated on 15th December 2021 after her husband filed for divorce because of the rumors of Nicole’s relationship with another billionaire, Elon Musk. Nicole was previously married to a finance executive before dating Brin.
Nicole Shanahan Net Worth
Shanahan, who is involved in multiple businesses, is surely earning a good income somewhere around $5 million or $10 million. She is famously known as the founder and the president of the Bia-Echo Foundation, a philanthropic foundation that helps women fight for justice, a sustainable future, and support for fertility and productive longevity in their mid-30s.