Gwynne Shotwell

President and COO of SpaceX, responsible for day-to-day operations and managing customer and strategic relations; she joined SpaceX in 2002 after roles in space systems engineering and technology management at The Aerospace Corporation.

SpaceX Opens Near $2.3 Trillion After Orderly IPO Pop

Jordi Hays and John Coogan read SpaceX’s public-market debut as a well-managed success, not because it produced a spectacular first-day surge, but because a roughly mid-20s pop at a multi-trillion-dollar valuation showed strong demand without disorder. On TBPN’s Diet episode, they argued that scarce allocations, Gwynne Shotwell’s operating role, and SpaceX’s two-decade execution record made the listing look credible even as they stopped short of settling the company’s valuation case.

TBPNJun 13, 202613 min read