Gwynne Shotwell

SpaceX COO playbook, commercial-launch ops

President and COO of SpaceX, a role she has held since 2008. She joined in 2002 as VP of Business Development and built the commercial contracts pipeline that turned SpaceX into a self-sustaining launch provider. Best known for translating Elon Musk's engineering ambitions into repeatable operational cadence and profitable government and commercial launch agreements.