'Hire Indian CEO or...': Elon Musk responds to Indian man's post on JD Vance, Usha Chilukuri Vance
An Indian user shared a post on JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance, along with a picture of the couple, which captured Elon Musk's attention.
JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance are trending on social media. If you are yet to catch up on the latest world affairs and are wondering who they are, we have got you. Senator JD Vance is former US President Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate. Usha Chilukuri Vance is his Indian-origin wife, who worked as a corporate litigator at a prestigious San Francisco law firm. Expectedly, social media is filled with posts about the couple, with many sharing about JD Vance’s “Indian connection”. One of those shares has attracted the attention of tech billionaire Elon Musk. It is a post by an Indian user and the X owner reacted to the post with an emoticon.

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An X user whose account is named Dr Parik Patel shared a picture of JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance with one of their kids. While sharing the photo, the Indian man wrote, “You either hire an Indian CEO or live long enough to see yourself become Indian.”
Elon Musk took to the post’s comments section to react with a laughing-out-loud emoticon.
Take a look at the posts here:
Who is Usha Chilukuri Vance?
According to her LinkedIn profile, Usha Chilukuri Vance attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego and completed her BA in history at Yale University. She later went on to complete her MPhil in Early Modern History from the University of Cambridge and her law degree from Yale Law School.
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JD Vance has always been open about his wife’s pivotal role in his life, personal and professional. “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities that I didn’t know existed,” he fondly recalled in a 2022 interview, reflecting on their student days at Yale University.
They both graduated from Yale University and got married in 2014. The couple has three children, two sons and a daughter - Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel.
ABOUT THE AUTHORTrisha SenguptaTrisha Sengupta works as Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of experience in the digital newsroom. Known for her ability to decode the internet’s most talked-about moments, she specialises in high-engagement storytelling that bridges the gap between viral trends and traditional journalism. Throughout her tenure, Trisha has focused on the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. She frequently covers personal finance and real estate struggles in hubs like Gurgaon, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, while also documenting the unique challenges of the NRI experience. Her work often highlights the movements and philosophies of global newsmakers and personalities like Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, Nikhil Kamath, Dubai crown prince, and MrBeast. From reporting on Amazon or Meta layoffs and startup culture to the emergence of AI-driven platforms like Grok and xAI, she provides a grounded and empathetic perspective on the stories shaping our world. When not decoding the internet, Trisha is likely offline: lost in a book, exploring a historical ruin, or navigating the world as a solo traveler. She balances her fast-paced career with family time and a healthy dose of curiosity, currently trading her "human" sources for silicon ones as she masters AI to future-proof her storytelling.Read More

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