SpaceX's IPO filing reveals a board deeply embedded in Elon Musk's business network. Directors are tied to Tesla, Google, PayPal, and venture firms that have financed Musk's ventures for two decades.
Musk remains chairman, CEO, and CTO, with compensation tied to milestones like a $7.5 trillion valuation and a Mars colony with one million inhabitants.
Elon Musk: Founder, CEO, and chairman of SpaceX. Holds about 20% of Tesla. Potential conflicts exist due to Tesla-SpaceX-xAI commercial dealings.
Gwynne Shotwell: President and COO, at SpaceX since 2002. Received $85.8 million in 2025 compensation, largely stock awards.
Ira Ehrenpreis: Independent director, also on Tesla's board. Expected to chair SpaceX's Compensation and Nominating Committee post-IPO.
Randy Glein: Co-founder of DFJ, board observer for 16+ years. Expected to chair the Audit Committee.
Antonio Gracias: Founder of Valor Equity Partners, on boards of Neuralink and The Boring Company. Valor's subsidiaries have $20.2 billion in lease agreements with xAI.
Donald Harrison: President of Global Partnerships at Google, also sits on the board of Reliance Jio.
Steve Jurvetson: Co-founder of Future Ventures, formerly at HP, Apple, NeXT, and Bain.
Luke Nosek: Co-founder of PayPal, founder of Gigafund, formerly on DeepMind's board.
