Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, pilot, commercial astronaut, and NASA Administrator known for founding Shift4 Payments at age 16 in 1999 and commanding private SpaceX missions. As executive chairman of Shift4, a leading payment processor handling over $260 billion annually, his net worth reached $1.7 billion as of December 2025, primarily from the company's public listing and related ventures. A skilled aviator, Isaacman co-founded Draken International in 2012, operator of the world's largest private tactical fighter fleet for U.S. military training, before selling a majority stake in 2019. His space achievements encompass commanding Inspiration4 in 2021—the first all-civilian orbital mission, which raised funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital—and Polaris Dawn in 2024, attaining the highest Earth orbit since Apollo and the first commercial extravehicular activity. President Donald Trump nominated him as NASA Administrator in late 2024, with Senate confirmation on December 17, 2025.

He is the youngest of four children and is of Jewish descent..