The 34th Annual
INTERNATIONAL VON KÁRMÁN WINGS AWARD
Award Ceremony & Banquet
Thursday, 6 p.m., January 16, 2020
Reception 6:00 p.m. & Banquet 7:00 p.m.
Cocktail/Business attire
The Athenaeum at Caltech
551 S. Hill Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 395-8200
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Honoring

Gwynne Shotwell
President and COO, SpaceX
Biography
Gwynne ShotwellPresident and COO, SpaceX
As President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company growth. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as Vice President of Business Development and built the Falcon vehicle family manifest to more than 100 launches, representing more than $10 billion in business.
Through leadership in both corporate and external science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, Shotwell has helped raise over $1.8 million for STEM programs reaching thousands of students nationwide.
Shotwell received, with honors, her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, and currently serves on their Board of Trustees. Gwynne is married with two children and when she’s not launching rockets you can find her working on which wine grapes will grow best on her Texas ranch.