Prince Harry the tech bro: Royal adopts new Silicon Valley look worn by Elon Musk and Larry Page
They do say that you should dress for success.
And Prince Harry looked like a tech tycoon as he donned an outfit similar to those worn by Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg while promoting his life coaching app at a $1,000-a-ticket summit on Wednesday.
The royal, 38, sat down for a live-streamed chat with BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux. Harry was hired as Chief Impact Officer of the San Francisco-based start-up company in March 2021, where he was reportedly paid a six-figure salary.
The Duke of Sussex dressed smartly and casually for the event – opting for a long-sleeved gray shirt with a navy blue suit jacket over it, paired with dark blue jeans – and his ensemble closely resembled outfits previously worn by successful tech bosses such as Elon and Mark, as well as Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
In fact, Elon, the maker of Tesla and Space X, wore almost the exact same look when he attended a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas last February.
Prince Harry (left) wore an outfit similar to Elon Musk’s (right) while promoting his life coaching app at a $1,000-a-ticket summit on Wednesday
The 38-year-old royal was hired as Chief Impact Officer of San Francisco-based start-up BetterUp in March 2021 and sat down this week for a talk with CEO Alexi Robichaux
The Duke of Sussex dressed smartly and casually for the event, opting for a long-sleeved gray shirt with a navy blue suit jacket over it, paired with dark blue jeans
Chance? Harry’s ensemble closely resembled outfits previously worn by businessmen like Elon and Mark, as well as Sergey Brin, Larry Page (left), and Larry Ellison (right)
Facebook founder Mark has rocked long sleeve shirts that look just like the ones Harry has seen on countless occasions, and Google creators Sergey and Larry have also worn the same clothes to many events in the past.
Moreover, Larry Ellison – who is behind software company Oracle – opted for a sports jacket over a black shirt when he attended the 2018 Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, so it seems to have become the uniform of wealthy and powerful tech entrepreneurs.
Ever since Harry shocked the world by announcing that he was abdicating his royal duties, leaving the monarchy and moving to America full-time, he’s certainly adopted a much more casual sense of style.
While he was often seen in suits and ties during his time as a working royal, he is now usually photographed in jeans, sweaters, T-shirts and cardigans.
Just days before the summit, Harry sported another shirt-and-jacket look as he attended a virtual interview with “childhood trauma expert” Gabor Maté last weekend.
Days before, he was spotted dining with his wife, Meghan Markle, at the elite private club San Vicente Bungalows, and donned a navy blue shirt, gray jacket and jeans for the outing.
When he visited Stephen Colbert in January to promote his new memoir, Spare, Harry dressed a little more formally, opting for a blue button-up shirt paired with a gray suit.
During Wednesday’s 30-minute question-and-answer session, Harry couldn’t stop gushing about BetterUp, telling CEO Alexis that he offered his services to all of his employees at his own company, Archewell.
In fact, Tesla and Space X creator Elon wore almost the exact same look when he attended a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas last February
Gemini: Facebook founder Mark has been rocking long sleeve shirts that looked just like Harry wore on countless occasions
Google creators Sergey (seen) and Page have also worn the same type of clothing at many events in the past
In addition, Ellison – who is behind software company Oracle – opted for a sports jacket over a black shirt when he attended the 2018 Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.
“I’ve seen firsthand what coaching can do,” he added. “For me personally, I get so much out of helping other people. That’s what gets me out of bed every morning.’
Harry’s outfit seems to have become the uniform for the rich and powerful tech entrepreneurs
While answering questions from audience members, Alexis was asked why he hired the prince in the first place, and said he and his co-founder, Eddie Medina, asked themselves a few key questions: “Who are celebrities in the world?” Who are leaders? Who’s talking about this?’
“It was a very, very short list. In fact it was one person,’ he continued before addressing Harry, ‘it was a dream come true to be able to work with you.’
The Prince was a little less than thrilled when asked why he had started working with BetterUp and replied, “Because that’s all I’ve been offered.”
Ever since Harry (seen Saturday) announced he was leaving the monarchy and moving to America full-time, he’s certainly adopted a much more casual sense of style.
While he was often seen in suits and ties during his time as a working royal, he is now usually photographed in jeans and jumpers. He can be seen on the left in 2020 and on the right this month
Transformation: Harry is seen on a royal visit to Northern Ireland in March 2018, wearing a button-down top, tie and blue jumper with blazer
Laughing, he then said he appreciated BetterUp’s focus on both doing good and making a profit.
BetterUp is designed to “enable your leaders, managers, teams and business to thrive through uncertainty” and “grow your leaders’ well-being and performance, build a culture of diversity, inclusion and connectedness and enhance business to stimulate results at scale.’
It was first founded in 2013 and has partnered with companies such as Hilton, Chevron, and SalesForce.
“I intend to create an impact in people’s lives,” Harry said in a statement when he first joined the company.
‘Proactive coaching offers endless opportunities for personal development, more awareness and a better life in all respects.’
According to the Wall Street JournalHarry’s role includes “contributing to strategic decisions, charitable contributions and public advocacy for positive mental health.”