19 Things to Know About Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s President

Gwynne Shotwell, one of the first executives hired by Elon Musk at SpaceX, has helped build it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.

Shotwell is an engineer who has been SpaceX’s president since 2008. She has overseen the development of SpaceX’s rockets, run its day-to-day operations and worked alongside Musk for over two decades.

Here—culled from interviews, speeches and published reports—are 19 things to know about her.

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