SpaceX executive team & leadership
SpaceX's executive team includes 3 tracked leaders as of 2026-10-16, led by Elon Musk (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Chairman of the Board). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
SpaceX executive team overview
SpaceX has 3 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, day-to-day operations, financial strategy (as of 2026-10-16). Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace, satellite internet and AI company headquartered at 1 Rocket Road in Starbase, Texas, with its Class A common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX since its initial public offering in June 2026. Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, it builds and launches the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship rockets and the Dragon spacecraft, and runs Starlink, which served about 10.3 million subscribers across 164 countries, territories and other markets at the end of March 2026. It acquired xAI, the maker of the Grok models and owner of X, in February 2026 and Anysphere, the maker of the Cursor code editor, in August 2026. Revenue reached 18.7 billion dollars in 2025, and the company employed over 22,000 full-time employees worldwide as of March 31, 2026.
SpaceX executive team org chart
Elon MuskChief Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Chairman of the Board- GS
Gwynne ShotwellPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Director - BJBret JohnsenChief Financial Officer
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Executive officers | 3 | <0.1% |
| Vice presidents and senior directors | 180 | 0.9% |
| Directors and senior managers | 1,300 | 6.2% |
| Managers and leads | 3,600 | 17% |
| Engineers, technicians and individual contributors | 15,946 | 76% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMElon MuskChief Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Chairman of the Board | ••••@spacex.com | Profile → | |
| GSGwynne ShotwellPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Director | ••••@spacex.com | Profile → | |
| BJBret JohnsenChief Financial Officer | ••••@spacex.com | Profile → |
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SpaceX executive team roles
Elon Musk · full profile →
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Chairman of the Board
Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 and has served as its chief executive officer, chief technical officer and chairman of the board since May of that year. He is also chief executive officer of Tesla, and of Neuralink and The Boring Company, and he led xAI until SpaceX acquired it in February 2026. Earlier he co-founded Zip2 and PayPal. He holds a BA in physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in business from the Wharton School.
Gwynne Shotwell · full profile →
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Gwynne Shotwell has been president and chief operating officer of SpaceX since 2008 and a member of its board since March 2009. She joined in 2002 as vice president of business development, after roles at Microcosm and The Aerospace Corporation, where she was a senior project engineer. She sits on the board of Polaris and on Northwestern University's Board of Trustees, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Bret Johnsen · full profile →
Chief Financial Officer
Bret Johnsen has been chief financial officer of SpaceX since 2011, leading the global finance organization, long-term financial strategy and interactions with the financial community. He was previously chief financial officer of Mindspeed Technologies from 2008 to 2011, and spent nearly a decade at Broadcom, where he rose to vice president and corporate controller. He is a trustee of the University of Southern California and a certified public accountant.