PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

SpaceX

Includes SpaceXAI.

Statistics

People here now
3
People ever
6
Full moves in and out
5 in, 1 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at SpaceX, including 3 (50%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Its tracked sub-organization is SpaceXAI (1 ever, 1 now). Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 56th on current people and tied for 100th on all-time people. “Computer vision” and “Language and speech” lead 4 areas of expertise (2 each of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2002 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 5 full moves in and 1 out.

The 3 people here now split evenly across builders, lab leaders and researchers (1 each).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (0 known) and birth years (1 known) for the 3 people here now.

A summary of current people at SpaceX. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. The median birth year uses 1 person.

Role categories

  • Builders1
  • Lab leaders1
  • Research1

Current affiliations

  • SpaceX2
  • SpaceXAI1

Top profile topics

  • ai agents1
  • ai coding1
  • computer vision1
  • developer tools1
  • embodied ai1

Birth countries

Known for 0 of 3 people now.

No birth countries are recorded.

Median birth year

2000 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleBuilders1
RoleLab leaders1
RoleResearch1
Current affiliationSpaceX2
Current affiliationSpaceXAI1
Profile topicai agents1
Profile topicai coding1
Profile topiccomputer vision1
Profile topicdeveloper tools1
Profile topicembodied ai1
Birth country coverage0 of 3 people now0
Median birth year20001

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 4 (5 in vs. 1 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (20%) and 4 from companies (80%), while departures went 1 to a company (100%). Today, 3 of the 3 people formerly at SpaceX have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (2 at companies and 1 at a lab, nonprofit or government body).

From 2023 to 2026, 3 people joined and 0 left, a net gain of 3.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (3 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left SpaceX from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

No recorded moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Devendra Singh ChaplotJoinedThinking Machines LabFull move
2026Michael TruellJoinedAnysphereFull move
2025Ronghang HuJoinedMetaFull move

Compared with peer companies, SpaceX ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 56th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 100th); 3 of its 6 all-time people (50%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at SpaceX (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting SpaceX to 20 peer institutions.

Among 3,344 companies, SpaceX is tied for 56th on current people (3) and tied for 100th on all-time people (6).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares SpaceX with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

3 people

tied for 395th of 8,827 organizationstied for 56th of 3,344 companies

People ever

6 people

tied for 808th of 8,827 organizationstied for 100th of 3,344 companies

Combined h-index of people now

No confident statistics

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now3tied for 395th of 8,827tied for 56th of 3,344
People ever6tied for 808th of 8,827tied for 100th of 3,344
Combined h-index of people nowNo confident statisticsNot rankedNot ranked
Meta, Microsoft and xAI share the largest career overlap with SpaceX: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at SpaceX also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 20 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at SpaceX. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Meta2
Microsoft2
xAI2
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)1
Anysphere1

People here now

The 3 people with a current role at SpaceX include 1 builder, 1 lab leader and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization, most often at Meta (2). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside SpaceX.

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at SpaceX. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization (Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), Microsoft and xAI).