Gwynne Shotwell is an American businesswoman and engineer, who is the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX. She has been listed as the 55th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes, in 2020. She joined SpaceX in 2002. SpaceX, which was founded by Elon Musk, the same year, is a private, commercial space exploration company. She has helped the company grow throughout these years, and eventually became its President and COO. She is responsible for day-to-day operations as well as managing customer and strategic relations in order to support the growth of the company. She has received several honors as well, throughout her career. In 2012, she was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame. In 2017, she was named as the Satellite Executive of the Year 2017. In 2018, she was named among Forbes’ America’s Top 50 Women in Tech.
