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10 SpaceX finance leaders
These ten current and former SpaceX finance leaders include SpaceX's CFO, its corporate controller, and directors of treasury, tax, FP&A and regional finance. Readers can learn how SpaceX runs treasury, tax, controllership, planning and finance across regions such as Europe and APAC.
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01—10Bret Johnsen
LinkedInExperience: CFO · SpaceX
CFO at SpaceX since May 2011, a C-level Finance & Accounting role that his profile lists at 15 years and 4 months. He was CFO at Mindspeed Technologies (2008–2011) and VP Corporate Controller at Broadcom (1999–2008), and his rows also include Auditor at PwC (1991–1995).
Chris Born
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · SpaceX
Director of Finance at SpaceX since 2023, a Director-level Finance & Accounting role in Los Angeles. His other SpaceX rows include Senior Finance Manager (2020–2023), Finance Manager (2018–2020), Senior Financial Analyst (2015–2018) and Financial Analyst (2012–2015).
Clarinda Lui
LinkedInExperience: Director, Financial Operations · SpaceX
Director, Financial Operations at SpaceX since 2024, a Director-level role her profile describes as APAC Head of Tax and Accounting across 30+ countries. She was APAC Controller at Meta (2019–2024), VP Finance, SEA, Hong Kong & Australia at FOX Networks Group Asia (2013–2018) and Controller, India at The AES Corporation (2009–2013).
Courtney Zeppetella
LinkedInExperience: VP, Corporate Controller · SpaceX
VP, Corporate Controller at SpaceX since 2024. She was Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (2022–2024) and Audit Partner at KPMG (2012–2022), and her KPMG rows also include Audit Senior Manager, Department of Professional Practice (2009–2012).
David Finlay
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Finance · SpaceX
Senior Director of Finance at SpaceX since 2013, based in Hawthorne, California. His profile cites more than 20 years of operating and financial management experience, including guiding a venture-backed start up through a $1B+ IPO and another through a $1B+ equity raise, and he was VP Finance at Leaf Group (2010–2013).
Elle Lisa Boardman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Corporate Finance Global · SpaceX
Former Senior Director Corporate Finance Global at SpaceX (2024–2025); her other SpaceX rows are Senior Director FP&A Global (2022–2024) and Senior Director FP&A (2020–2022). She has been VP, FP&A and Business Operations at Relativity Space since 2025, a Finance & Accounting vice president role.
Melanie Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Division Chief Financial Officer · SpaceX
Former Division Chief Financial Officer at SpaceX (2013–2015) in Hawthorne, California, a C-level Finance & Accounting role, and former Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer at SpaceX (2010–2013). She was Vice President- Controller & Treasurer at Pacific Life (2016–2019).
Paco Noguez
LinkedInExperience: Tax Director - Latin America · SpaceX
Tax Director - Latin America at SpaceX since 2022, a Director-level Finance & Accounting role, with his profile located in Hawthorne, California. He was Senior Tax Specialist - Latin America at QatarEnergy (2020–2021), responsible for the tax affairs of Qatar Energy Group in Latin America and Portuguese speaking countries, and his EY rows include Partner (2021–2022 and 2018–2020) and Senior Manager - International Tax (2015–2018).
Roy Lenahan
LinkedInExperience: Treasury Director - Global Cash, FX, Investments & Capital Markets · SpaceX
Treasury Director - Global Cash, FX, Investments & Capital Markets at SpaceX since 2023; his headline reads Director of Treasury at SpaceX. He was Assistant Treasurer - Director of Trading, Investments, Exp Mgmt & Capital Markets at Amazon (2020–2023), Head of Trading & Investments at Amazon (2017–2020) and Director - Global FX Risk & Exposure Management at GE Capital (2012–2017).
Siobhan Brosnan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance, Europe · SpaceX - Starlink
Director of Finance, Europe at SpaceX - Starlink since 2023; her headline reads Director of Financial Operations Europe @ SpaceX - Starlink and Site Lead Ireland. She was Director, Global Tax and Treasury and Head of Finance Ireland at Prometric (2021–2023) and Senior Finance Manager Controller & Head of Finance Ireland at Prometric (2017–2021).
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Match the person's specialty to your question: treasury, tax and controllership leaders suit questions about cash, compliance and reporting, while FP&A and regional finance leaders suit questions about planning and running finance in specific markets. Check whether the SpaceX role is current or past before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a large private company manage global cash, FX exposure and investments as it scales internationally?
- 02What does corporate controllership look like at a private company with complex manufacturing and subscription revenue?
- 03How do you set up tax and finance operations when a company expands into many new countries at once?
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