Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell (#1753)

Global Rank #1753

Country Rank #598

Country United States

Gwynne Shotwell is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 2 B
SpaceX
United States
F
62 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,753

Country Rank #598

Net Worth $2.4B

Previous Worth $2.5B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country United States

Industry SpaceX

Age 62 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Jonesboro, Texas

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires SpaceX

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 62

Source Of Wealth SpaceX, Self Made

Self Made Score 6

Residence Jonesboro, Texas

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Northwestern University; Master of Science, Northwestern University

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -4.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.5B

Current Net Worth $2.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Gwynne Shotwell is SpaceX's president and COO, and manages the operations of the commercial space exploration company founded by Elon Musk. It's grown from a futuristic idea of enabling people to live on other planets to a company with over 13,000 employees and a valuation of $350 billion. As of March 2024, SpaceX has transported astronauts to the International Space Station nine times on behalf of NASA and three times for private company customer Axiom Space. Shotwell was the 11th employee of SpaceX, joining the company in 2002. Before that, she was at spacecraft developer Microcosm as its space systems director. Shotwell owns an estimated stake in SpaceX of less than 1%.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#1251

Billionaires (2026)

#20

Power Women (2025)

#28

America's Richest Self-Made Women (2025)

Ranked

50 Over 50 - Vision (2021)

Ranked

America's Top 50 Women in Tech (2018)

Insights

Did You Know?

NASA has selected SpaceX to be one of the companies that will transport astronauts to the Moon's surface as part of the Artemis program.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $2.4B (May 4, 2026)