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As SpaceX's seventh employee turned President and COO, Shotwell built the operational engine behind hundreds of Falcon 9 launches, the Starlink constellation, and a $200 billion commercial space dominance that no government program has matched.
Gwynne Shotwell is the President and COO of SpaceX, joining as its seventh employee in 2002.
She oversees daily operations, customer relationships, and business strategy at the company now valued over $200 billion. Under her leadership, SpaceX has completed hundreds of Falcon 9 launches, deployed Starlink to millions of users, and won contracts with NASA and the Department of Defense.
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