Michael Smith

Michael Smith is currently the Senior Director of Legal at SpaceX, a position held since 2024. Previously, they worked as Senior Counsel at SpaceX and held roles at Kew Media Group as Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs and at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as an Associate. Michael completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management at the University of South Carolina-Columbia and earned a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law. Their career also includes experience as a Summer Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP and a Legal Intern at the United Nations ESCAP.