> They don't care, Gwynne Shotwell runs the company.

This isn't really true in as much as no one person can "run" a company. She acts as in her role as Chief Operations Officer and President of the company. She doesn't set long term vision and she doesn't generally handle projects that are in early incubation.

> But I do foresee a future in which the SEC bars Musk from holding any executive position for any number of things he has done.

We should try to keep our thoughts within the realm of realistic.

> This isn't really true in as much as no one person can "run" a company.

People seem to think Musk runs quite a few companies.

> We should try to keep our thoughts within the realm of realistic.

Anyone else would have had their ability to hold an executive position at a publicly traded company revoked by the SEC for this: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1026872652290379776

Isn't spacex privately held? That'd mean that the SEC's opinions of Musks character, however valid, would have even less weight there than they might at Tesla or wherever else.