Linda Yaccarino's departure from the social media company X comes as owner Elon Musk is facing turbulence in his sprawling business empire — including falling sales at his EV maker Tesla and AI-related controversies.

From her early days as an intern at NBCU to getting hired by Elon Musk to be CEO of X, follow Linda Yaccarino's career rise.

While Yaccarino led the social media platform as CEO, often it seemed the real decision-making came down to owner Elon Musk, who bought what was then Twitter for $44 billion in 20