SpaceX is Mostly Gwynne Shotwell’s Empire, Org Chart Shows

While Elon Musk may get credit for SpaceX’s ambitious mission to “make life multi-planetary,” SpaceX’s org chart confirms something long understood by insiders at the $180 billion rocket startup—President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell is running the show.

Shotwell oversees nearly every single team at SpaceX, which has around 13,000 employees at facilities spread across California, Texas and Florida. Her 21 direct reports include executives running the satellite internet business Starlink, the Falcon rocket launch business, and the development of SpaceX’s ambitious new rocket Starship, according to an internal org chart viewed by The Information. Among those direct Shotwell reports is top engineer Mark Juncosa, sales executive Stephanie Bednarek and Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen.