Shawn Kumar

Shawn Kumar currently serves as the Head of Supply Chain for Shield AI in India, a role initiated in August 2025, focusing on scaling innovative products for service members. Prior experience includes leading Supplier Development and Reliability at Commonwealth Fusion Systems and various positions at SpaceX, including Manager of Supply Chain Reliability, where responsibilities spanned quality management and supervising a large materials management team. Shawn has a robust background in industrial engineering, with earlier roles at Toyota Motor Corporation, Rockwell Automation, FedEx Ground, and Procter & Gamble. Educational qualifications include an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.