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Meet Gwynne Shotwell, the engineer-turned-COO who runs SpaceX in platform heels and is now worth over $2 billion
Gwynne Shotwell, the COO of SpaceX, is worth over $2 billion due to her 12.6 million shares in the company, which went public with a $1.77 trillion valuation. The article details her career path from a mechanical engineering student inspired by a role model to a key leader at SpaceX, including her ritual of carrying sticky notes labeled 'Scotland' in her shoes on launch days.
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