Aerospace
10 SpaceX procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held purchasing and supply chain leadership roles at SpaceX, from director up to vice president, covering indirect purchasing, launch, avionics, Starlink and Falcon and Dragon supply chains. A reader can learn how SpaceX buys parts and services and manages suppliers for its launch and satellite programs.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Gruver
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain - Falcon & Dragon · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain - Falcon & Dragon at SpaceX since April 2026, in the Operations department at director level. At SpaceX Adam Gruver was also Senior Manager, Falcon Structures Supply Chain (2025–2026), Manager, Composite Structures Supply Chain (2022–2025) and Lead Manufacturing Engineer (2019–2022).
Frank Shi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Operations, Launch Systems · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Operations, Launch Systems at SpaceX since February 2022, based in Hawthorne, California; the profile says Frank Shi led supply chain strategy and operational execution for launch systems as launch cadence continued to accelerate. At SpaceX Frank Shi was also Director, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Programs (2017–2022), and was previously Director, Supply Chain Operations, Aerospace Programs at Northrop Grumman (2014–2017).
Jinson John
LinkedInExperience: Director, Starlink Supply Chain · SpaceX
Director, Starlink Supply Chain at SpaceX since January 2025; the profile says Jinson John leads strategic sourcing, planning and supplier development engineering. Other SpaceX roles include Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing and Operations (2023–2025), Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Operations (2022–2023) and Sr. Global Supply Manager (2021–2022).
Keli Turner
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing Director, Indirect · SpaceX
Former Purchasing Director, Indirect at SpaceX (2015–2019) and former Purchasing Director, Direct and Indirect at SpaceX (2014–2015), both based in Los Angeles. Other roles include AVP Procurement at Pacific Life (2019–2020) and Head of Indirect Procurement at Commonwealth Fusion Systems (2020–2023).
Kenny Zhou
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Avionics & Advanced Components · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain Avionics & Advanced Components at SpaceX since August 2026, leading supply chain strategy for flight-critical avionics, advanced electronics and strategic components across Falcon, Dragon, Starship and Starlink and overseeing global procurement. Kenny Zhou was also Senior Manager of Supply Chain Avionics & Advanced Components at SpaceX (2020–2026).
Laura Fink
LinkedInExperience: Director, Supply Chain Engineering · SpaceX
Director, Supply Chain Engineering at SpaceX since April 2026, where the profile says Laura Fink leads the Supply Chain Reliability organization for the entire Starlink landscape, including satellites, gateways, product and aviation. Laura Fink was also Director, Starlink Supply Chain (2024–2026) and Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations (2022–2024) at SpaceX.
Robin Petitprez
LinkedInExperience: VP, Supply Chain · SpaceX
Former VP, Supply Chain at SpaceX (2022–2025), a role the profile describes as end-to-end supply chain for the SpaceX launch business. Other SpaceX roles include Sr Director of Supply Chain Management (2021–2022) and Director, Propulsion Supply Chain & Machining Operations (2018–2020); Robin Petitprez has been SVP, Manufacturing & Supply chain at Relativity Space since 2025.
Sean Holman
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Starlink Supply Chain · SpaceX
Sr. Director, Starlink Supply Chain at SpaceX since February 2023; the profile says Sean Holman currently leads the overall Starlink Supply Chain and previously ran Consumer Growth and Sales, Global Retail Sales and the Product (Dish) Supply Chain. At SpaceX Sean Holman was also Director, Starlink Dish Supply Chain (2020–2023), and was previously Global Supply Manager at Apple (2015–2019).
Suzanne Dang
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing Director · SpaceX
Former Purchasing Director at SpaceX (2017–2023), in the Operations department at director level, and former Senior Purchasing Manager (Indirect) at SpaceX (2015–2017). Other roles include Sr Director, Test and Launch Procurement at Relativity Space (2023) and Head of Supply Chain at Base Power Company (2023–2025).
Tracy Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Supply Chain Launch · SpaceX
Senior Director - Supply Chain Launch at SpaceX since April 2026, alongside a Director, Supply Chain- Launch & Recovery entry at SpaceX since June 2023. Tracy Thomas was also Senior Purchasing Manager- Launch & Recovery at SpaceX (2021–2023) and worked in Contracting & Procurement at Shell (2006–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the spend area behind your question, since indirect purchasing, flight hardware, avionics and Starlink components are sourced by different teams. Check each person's dates, especially for anyone who has left SpaceX, before asking how sourcing works there today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does SpaceX decide whether to make a part in-house or buy it from a supplier?
- 02What does SpaceX expect from a new supplier on lead times, pricing and quality before awarding volume work?
- 03How do SpaceX supply chain teams respond when a supplier cannot keep up with launch or production cadence?
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