Samuel Gibbs IV

VP, Starlink Business Operations at SpaceX

Samuel Gibbs IV has been the Vice President of Starlink Business Operations at SpaceX since September 2016. Prior to that, they were an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from September 2014 to September 2016. During their time at McKinsey & Company, they led a fixed effort to reduce fixed cost at an energy company, designed a business planning process for a large regulated utility, completed value engineering scrubs of capital projects, hosted lean construction and design for construction idea generation workshops, and completed a lean service operations improvement study. Samuel also conducted Design-to-Value analysis for a large aerospace and defense client and created a go to market strategy for selling to new customer segments for a leading unregulated energy company.

Samuel Gibbs IV attended Duke University for both their undergraduate and graduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, as well as a Ph.D in the same field.

They are on a team with Tom Ochinero - VP, Commercial Sales, Jon Edwards - VP, Falcon Launch Vehicles, and Umer Khan - VP, IT & Security. A direct report to Samuel Gibbs IV is and Lauren Dreyer - Senior Director, Starlink Business Operations. Samuel Gibbs IV reports to Gwynne Shotwell, President & COO.

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