$FOUR · Isaacman's Shift4 Payments processes $200B+ annually as $10B EV public company

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Why this Billionaire Just Took Over NASA

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Isaacman's Shift4 Payments processes $200B+ annually as $10B EV public company

2026-03-03 · 7 company · 4 thematic

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jared isaacman

Jared Isaacman is the NASA Administrator appointed by President Trump. He founded Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) at age 16, built Draken International (fighter jet adversary air services), and commanded the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn commercial space missions with SpaceX.

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“Oh, yeah. I mean, that basement startup now, it's, you know, like $10 billion EV public company. And you stayed independent. They all had to They all had to sell to eBay. You got to stay and grow independently. That's pretty impressive. Ye…”

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