Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX. She manages the company's daily operations and strategic customer relations. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as the vice president of business development and became president in 2008. Shotwell oversees major projects including the Falcon rocket launches and the Starlink satellite program.

Before her time at SpaceX, Shotwell worked at The Aerospace Corporation for ten years in space systems engineering and project management. She also served as the director of the space systems division at Microcosm Inc. Shotwell earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in applied mathematics from Northwestern University. She lives in Texas, where she maintains a ranch as her home office.

Current roles include President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX, Independent Director at Polaris Inc., and Director at Minerva Project. Based in Texas, USA.

Earlier roles include Vice President of Business Development at SpaceX, Director of Space Systems Division at Microcosm Inc., and Space Systems Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation. Personal investments include Evernow and Lingokids.