Financial Executive & Aerospace Industry Leader; CFO at SpaceX; Former VP at Broadcom; USC Board of Trustees Member

Hawthorne, CA, USA
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Bret Johnsen Biography

Bret Johnsen is a financial executive who has served as the chief financial officer of SpaceX since joining the company. In this role, Johnsen oversees the long-term financial development of the aerospace company, manages internal financial operations, and interfaces with the financial community. Johnsen was brought on as CFO to guide SpaceX through its initial public offering, leading the company through its transition from a startup to a business generating significant revenue in the commercial space industry.

Before joining SpaceX, Johnsen built a career in the semiconductor and technology sectors. He spent nearly a decade at Broadcom, a global manufacturer of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, where he started as controller for several business groups and ultimately rose to vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer. In this capacity, Johnsen oversaw an accounting organization spanning multiple countries. After Broadcom, Johnsen served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Mindspeed Technologies. He was recognized by Orange County Business Journal for his leadership in guiding the chip maker through economic challenges by implementing cost reductions, restructuring debt, selling stock, and raising capital through patent sales.

At SpaceX, Johnsen has overseen the company's expansion into launch services, satellite internet, communications, and artificial intelligence infrastructure. He played a key role in SpaceX's initial public offering and was instrumental in navigating the company's merger with xAI, an artificial intelligence company, in an all-stock transaction. Johnsen also helped broker a deal with Anthropic to provide compute capacity to SpaceX's Colossus data centers in Memphis, Tennessee.

Johnsen holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Southern California and a master of science in finance from San Diego State University. He is a certified public accountant in California and serves on the USC Board of Trustees, contributing to the development of the next generation of the aerospace industry and supporting USC's leadership in space sciences. Johnsen's career is defined by financial stewardship and operational rigor in the aerospace, technology, and corporate finance sectors.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/13/2026.

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