Gwynne Shotwell
President and chief operating officer of SpaceX.
At a glance
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- Gwynne Shotwell is SpaceX's president and COO, responsible for day-to-day operations.
- She joined in September 2002 to run business development.
- She became president in December 2008.
- Before SpaceX she spent ten years at The Aerospace Corporation and four at Microcosm.
- She spoke at the Nasdaq on 12 June 2026, before SpaceX's IPO.
Why it matters
- For anyone following SpaceX: she runs the company day to day, and has done so since 2008.
Key facts
- Current role
- President and chief operating officer, SpaceX2
- Born
- 23 November 1963, Evanston, Illinois1
- Education
- Northwestern University: BS in mechanical engineering, MS in applied mathematics1
- Early career
- Management training program at Chrysler1
- The Aerospace Corporation
- From 1988 to 1998, at its El Segundo research center1
- Microcosm
- From 1998 to 2002: director of the space systems division1
- Joined SpaceX
- September 2002, as vice president of business development2
- President of SpaceX
- Since December 20081
- Other boards
- Polaris Industries (joined March 2019)1
- Honors
- Time 100 (2020); elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2020)1
Roles
Leads
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