Google exec Donald Harrison resigns from SpaceX board
The departure comes amid close commercial and investment ties between Alphabet and Elon Musk’s space company
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Published: Nov 9, 2026 12:31 PM | 1 min read
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Donald Harrison, Google’s President of Global Partnerships and Corporate Development, has resigned from the board of directors of SpaceX, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Harrison has been with Google since 2005. In its filing, SpaceX said his decision to step down was not due to any disagreement with the company over its operations, policies or practices. The company also thanked him for his contributions and years of service.
The development comes amid a close relationship between Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and SpaceX.
Alphabet invested in Elon Musk’s company in 2015, when it was valued at approximately $12 billion.
The companies also share significant commercial ties. Google is a key customer of SpaceX and has agreed to pay the company's AI division up to $920 million per month for computing capacity from data centres in the Memphis, Tennessee, area.
More recently, the two companies collaborated on Project Suncatcher, an initiative involving the launch of Google AI chips into orbit using satellites developed with Planet Labs.
In an emailed statement, Google said it remained supportive of SpaceX’s mission and looked forward to continuing the companies’ long-standing partnership despite Harrison’s departure from the board.
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