Or, you know, an owner of the stock with a long position. Someone who cares that the company is a viable business.

> but it might be more in line with his and Telsa's long term interest.

His long-term interests don't matter. It's a public company. His shareholders' long term interests are what's important - his job is to execute on them. If he can't do that, he shouldn't have taken the company public.

He works for these investors, not the other way around.