Aerospace
10 SpaceX operations leaders
These ten current and former SpaceX leaders have held operations roles at director level or above, including a senior vice president of HR and operations and a vice president of Starlink business operations. Readers can learn how operations work at SpaceX is organized across supply chain, launch, production support and business operations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Bjelde
LinkedInExperience: SVP, HR & Operations · SpaceX
SVP, HR & Operations at SpaceX since 2014. His profile says he transformed HR practices at SpaceX to align with aggressive growth and innovation targets and played a pivotal role in scaling the workforce. His other SpaceX roles include Senior Director, Product and Mission Management (2009–2014) and Product Director, Falcon 1 Launch Vehicle (2006–2009).
Christian Green
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Datacenter Operations · SpaceX
Sr. Director, Datacenter Operations at SpaceX since August 2026, based in Memphis, Tennessee. His other SpaceX roles include Senior Director, Supply Chain - Falcon, Dragon Programs (2025–2026), Director, Supply Chain - Falcon, Dragon Programs (2022–2025) and Director, Supply Chain Reliability (2019–2022).
Don Leclerc
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations Engineering · SpaceX
Director, Operations Engineering at SpaceX since May 2026, based in Cape Canaveral. His other SpaceX roles include Sr. Manager, Operations Engineering (2025–2026), Manager, Operations Engineering (2023–2025), Sr. Launch Engineer - Starship (2022–2023) and Sr. Launch Engineer - Falcon 9 Reflight (2020–2022).
Emma Treichel
LinkedInExperience: Director Falcon Operations · SpaceX
Director Falcon Operations at SpaceX since November 2025. Her other SpaceX roles include Sr. Manager, Falcon Operations in Cape Canaveral (2024–2025), Sr. Manager, Spacecraft Integration - Payloads (2023–2024) and Senior Mission Integration Engineer, Ground and Launch Operations (2019–2020).
Frank Shi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Operations, Launch Systems · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Operations, Launch Systems at SpaceX since 2022; his profile says he led supply chain strategy and operational execution for launch systems as launch cadence continued to accelerate. He was Director, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Programs at SpaceX (2017–2022) and Director, Supply Chain Operations, Aerospace Programs at Northrop Grumman (2014–2017).
Lauren D.
LinkedInExperience: VP, Starlink Business Operations · SpaceX
VP, Starlink Business Operations at SpaceX since May 2023, based in McGregor, Texas; the profile also lists Sr. Director, Starlink Business Operations since 2021. Other SpaceX roles listed are Sr. Director, Human Resources and Business Operations (2019–2020) and Director, Human Resources and Business Operations (2015–2019).
Logan McConnell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Production Support Operations · SpaceX
Director, Production Support Operations at SpaceX since May 2025. His profile describes the role at SpaceX's Starbase site as the operational backbone of high-tempo manufacturing and test, leading teams spanning critical lift and transport, ropes access, non-destructive testing, training, metrology, MRB and fleet maintenance. He was Sr. Manager, Recovery Operations (2021–2024).
Megan Boone
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Operations & Procurement · SpaceX
Former Director, Strategic Operations & Procurement at SpaceX (2019–2024). Her other SpaceX roles were Senior Procurement Manager, Materials & Components (2014–2019) and Supply Chain Operations Lead (2010–2014). Her profile says she led teams at SpaceX to streamline procurement processes, reduce lead times and align strategies with business goals.
Nick Wu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations at SpaceX since 2018, coordinating end-to-end supply chain operations and delivery assurance, including procurement and supplier system management, material planning and inventory control. He was a Supply Chain Consultant at Maine Pointe (2015–2018) and Director, Supply Chain Propulsion & Avionics at Honeywell Technologies (2012–2015).
Tyler Grinnell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Launch Operations · SpaceX
Former Director, Launch Operations at SpaceX (2019–2020), where his profile says he directly led engineers, technicians and support staff performing integrated launch, recovery and pad operations for all SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon operations. He was Sr. Manager, Operations Engineering at SpaceX (2018–2019) and has been Vice President of Product Delivery & Operations at Cowboy Space Corporation since 2025.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an aerospace operations team keep supply chain and production support in step as launch cadence rises?
- 02What does an operations director own at a high-tempo manufacturing and test site, and how are those teams organized?
- 03Which SpaceX operating practices would you bring to a smaller hardware company, and which would you leave behind?
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