Gwynne Shotwell
Gwynne Shotwell
Gwynne Shotwellis an American businesswoman. She is the President and Chief operating officer of SpaceX, a United States corporation providing space transport services to both government and commercial customers. As of 2014, she is listed as the 90th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Date of Birth23 November 1963
CountryUnited States of America
whatsoever
I never felt any issues whatsoever about being a woman in Tech.
current future left looking technology toward trying
If you're not looking toward the future or trying to improve the current technology, you'll be left behind.
accept becoming critical key skill
An important skill for all SpaceXers is the ability to accept critical feedback. This is key to anyone's growth and becoming better at what they do.
served
Consolidating to the point of monopoly has never served the consumer - ever.
huge whatever
For whatever reason, college was just not a huge focus for me. I wasn't planning ahead. I just didn't think about it too much.
business commercial execute government
I do want to make something clear: SpaceX does have a lot of government business, but we execute in a commercial fashion.
industry join key love
The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.
thrown travel
What would air travel look like if airplanes were thrown out after each flight? No one would be flying in airplanes.
government programs saw tremendous
I saw what government programs were and how they were executed. In some cases, they were executed beautifully, but in others, there was tremendous waste.