John Elbon, Space Exploration vice president, program manager of Commercial Programs, and Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering graduate, will succeed Brewster H. Shaw in leading the Space Exploration division of the Boeing Company. Most recently, Elbon managed Boeing's efforts on NASA's Commercial Crew Space Act Agreements, including the first two phases of the Commercial Crew Development program. He has gathered innovations and capabilities from across Boeing in the development of crew transportation systems that will support NASA and commercial customers in accessing destinations in Low Earth Orbit.

Before his position with Commercial Programs, Elbon served as Boeing program manager for NASA programs including Constellation, ISS, and the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services contracts. Previously, he was Boeing vice president of System of Systems Integration for the Future Combat Systems program. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.