Why She Made the List
Under her leadership SpaceX has developed launch systems and satellite technologies increasingly used for military communications and intelligence capabilities.
Her role highlights the growing strategic importance of commercial space infrastructure to national security and defence operations.
Summary Bio
Gwynne Shotwell is President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, the commercial space company founded by Elon Musk.
Shotwell joined SpaceX in 2002 and has played a central role in building the company into one of the world’s most influential aerospace organisations.