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'{{Infobox person | name = Gwynne Shotwell | image = Gwynne Shotwell at 2018 Commercial Crew announcement.jpg | caption = Shotwell in August 2018 | birth_name = Gwynne Rowley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|11|23}} | birth_place = [[Evanston, Illinois]], [[U.S.]] | nationality = American | education = [[Mechanical Engineering]] ([[B.Sc.]])<br />[[Applied Mathematics]] ([[M.Sc.]]) | alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]] | known_for = [[The Aerospace Corporation]], [[Microcosm Inc]], [[SpaceX]] | title = [[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief Operating Officer]] of [[SpaceX]] }} '''Gwynne Shotwell''' (née '''Rowley'''; born November 23, 1963) is an [[United States|American]] businesswoman and engineer. She is the [[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief Operating Officer]] at [[SpaceX]], an American space transportation company, where she is responsible for day-to-day operations and company growth.<ref name="bw20111201">{{cite news |author= |title=Gwynne Shotwell: Executive Profile & Biography |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39083380&privcapId=7702894&previousCapId=7702894&previousTitle=Space%20Exploration%20Technologies%20Corp |newspaper=Business Week |publisher=Bloomberg |location=New York |date=December 1, 2011 |accessdate=December 1, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63bzdtgbl?url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId%3D39083380%26privcapId%3D7702894%26previousCapId%3D7702894%26previousTitle%3DSpace%20Exploration%20Technologies%20Corp |deadurl=no |archivedate=December 1, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, she is listed as the 59th most powerful woman in the world by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="Forbes14">{{cite news|title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/#tab:overall|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}</ref> ==Early life== Shotwell was born in Evanston, Illinois, as the middle of three daughters to a brain surgeon and an artist, and was raised in [[Libertyville, Illinois]]. She received, with honors, a [[Bachelor of Science]] and a [[Master of Science]] in [[Mechanical Engineering]] and [[Applied Mathematics]] from [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=lat20130607> {{cite news |title=How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-spacex-20130609,0,2428179.story |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 7, 2013 }}</ref> ==Career== Shotwell originally planned to work in the [[automotive industry]] and was enrolled in [[Chrysler Corporation]]'s [[management training]] program but desired more a hands-on engineering role<ref>{{cite news|last1=Strube|first1=Frank|title=It all Started with a Suit: The Story Behind Shotwell’s Rise to SpaceX - Via Satellite -|url=http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/2014/04/21/it-all-started-with-a-suit-the-story-behind-shotwells-rise-to-spacex/|accessdate=20 April 2017|work=Via Satellite|date=21 April 2014}}</ref> and did not remain in that industry.<ref name=lat20130607/> In 1988, she began work at the [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] research center of [[The Aerospace Corporation]], and did technical work on military space [[research and development]] contracts. During a ten-year tenure she worked in [[thermal analysis]] while "writing dozens of papers on a variety of subjects including conceptual small spacecraft design, infrared signature target modeling, space shuttle integration and reentry vehicle operational risks".<ref name=lat20130607/> Wanting to "build, and put spacecraft together", in 1998 she left the [http://www.aerospace.org/ Aerospace Corp]. to become "director of the space systems division at [http://smad.com/ Microcosm Inc], a low-cost rocket builder in El Segundo".<ref name=lat20130607/> There, she served on the executive committee and was responsible for business development. In 2002 Shotwell joined [[SpaceX]], a private, commercial, space exploration company founded by [[Elon Musk]] in the same year, as vice president of business development, also being given a seat on the SpaceX board of directors. She was its eleventh employee.<ref>{{Citation|title=Gwynne Shotwell {{!}} Closing Plenary {{!}} SkollWF 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBoHAChEcfY|language=en|accessdate=2018-04-18}}</ref> The company builds the [[Falcon (rocket family)|Falcon vehicle family]] which has launched more than 50 times representing about $5 billion in revenue. Shotwell is now President and COO of SpaceX, responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company growth.<ref name="SpaceX AsiaSat8 press release">SpaceX AsiaSat8 press release</ref> In December 2010, SpaceX became the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft. It also has a multibillion-dollar contract with [[NASA]] to deliver astronauts and science instruments to the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX is also working on a next-generation transportation system to take people to Mars in the near future. On February 6, 2019, [[Polaris Industries]] announced that Shotwell will join their board of directors on March 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190206005692/en/Gwynne-Shotwell-Appointed-Polaris-Industries-Board-Directors|title= Gwynne Shotwell Appointed to Polaris Industries Inc. Board of Directors|publisher=Polaris Industries}}</ref> Shotwell participates in a variety of [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] related programs, including the Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship Competition. Under her leadership the committee raised more than $350,000 in scholarships in 6 years.<ref name="SpaceX AsiaSat8 press release"/> ==Public outreach== Shotwell gave a TEDx Talk at TEDxChapmanU in June 2013 on the importance of [[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]].<ref name=TEDxChampanUGwynneShotwell>{{cite web|title=Engineering America: Gwynne Shotwell at TEDxChapmanU |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THQPNDNulVc|website=Youtube|publisher=TEDx Talks|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref> She speaks regularly to business audiences<!-- at 07:35 in the source video --> and gave a talk for the "Captains of Industry" series at the [[Atlantic Council|Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security]] in June 2014 on private entrepreneurial accomplishments in advancing spaceflight technology.<ref name=AtlanticCouncil20140604>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYocHwhfFDc |title=Discussion with Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX |publisher=Atlantic Council |first=Gwynne |last=Shotwell |time=22:35–26:20 |date=June 4, 2014 |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |quote=''This [reusable launch vehicle technology], all this innovation is being done by SpaceX alone, no one is paying us to do it. The government is very interested in the data we are collecting on this test series. ... This is the kind of thing that entrepreneurial investment and new entrants/innovators can do for an industry: fund their own improvements, both in the quality of their programs and the quality of their hardware, and the speed and cadence of their operations.''}}</ref> At the 2018 [[TED (conference)|TED conference]], Shotwell was interviewed by [[Chris Anderson (entrepreneur)|Chris Anderson]] about the future plans of SpaceX.<ref>{{Citation|last=TED|title=SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes {{!}} Gwynne Shotwell|date=2018-05-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dar8P3r7GYA|accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref> At the [[Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing]] on September 28, 2018, Shotwell's talk was titled "Launching Our Future" and she discussed her vision and advancements for aerospace technology, as well as why diversity and the inclusion of women are necessary for us to advance as a society.<ref>{{Citation|last=GHC|title=Gwynne Shotwell — Launching Our Future {{!}} Gwynne Shotwell|date=2018-12-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mp1j0ef8c&feature=youtu.be|accessdate=2019-03-24}}</ref> == Honors and awards == * 2012: [[Women in Technology International]] Hall of Fame<ref name=AtlanticCouncil20140604/> * 2017: [[Satellite Executive of the Year 2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/march-2018/2017-satellite-executive-of-the-year-gwynne-shotwell-president-and-coo-spacex|title=2017 Satellite Executive of the Year: Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX|access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> * 2018: [[Forbes]]' America's Top 50 Women In Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gwynne-shotwell/?list=top-tech-women-america |title=Gwynne Shotwell |publisher=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{commons}} * {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cT7_iySwP8?t=9000 |title=Gwynne Shotwell comments at Commercial Space Transportation Conference |publisher=Commercial Spaceflight |first=Gwynne |last=Shotwell |time=2:43:15–3:10:05 |date=3 February 2016 |accessdate=4 February 2016 |quote=(after 2:53:00, and a review of video of several failed attempts to land a booster rocket on a drone ship, and then a successful return of an orbital first stage to a landing pad) It's awesome. You know, I don't think you get that kind of thrill in banking. It's extraordinary.''}} {{SpaceX}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shotwell, Gwynne}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American aerospace businesspeople]] [[Category:American aerospace engineers]] [[Category:American mechanical engineers]] [[Category:American women business executives]] [[Category:American business executives]] [[Category:American chief operating officers]] [[Category:Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni]] [[Category:SpaceX people]] [[Category:Women in technology]]'