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Gwynne Shotwell
President & COO
SpaceX
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations and company growth of SpaceX
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University
• In 1998 , she became the Director of the Space Systems Division at Microcosm Inc
• She joined SpaceX in 2002 , a private , commercial , space exploration company founded by the CEO of Tesla , Elon Musk .
Did you know ?
Shotwell is a member of the World Economic Forum ' s Global Agenda Council on Space Security .
Profile
As President and COO of SpaceX , Shotwell is responsible for dayto-day operations and managing customer and strategic relations to support company growth . She joined SpaceX in 2002 as Vice President of Business Development and built the Falcon vehicle family manifest to nearly 50 launches , representing US $ 5 billion in revenue .
Prior to joining SpaceX , she spent more than 10 years at the Aerospace Corporation . There she held positions in Space Systems Engineering & Technology as well as Project Management . She managed a landmark study for the Federal Aviation Administration on commercial space transportation , and extensive analysis of space policy for NASA ' s future investment in space transportation .
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