Awards & Recognition
★Via Satellite Executive of the Year (2012, 2018) - first two-time winner
★Wash100 Award 11-12 consecutive times (2015-2026)
★Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year for Greater Washington Area
★Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) Hall of Fame inductee
★Global Telecom Business 100 Most Powerful People in Telecommunications
★Washingtonian Magazine 'Tech Titan'
★2024 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award (company)
Notable Facts
→CEO of NASDAQ-listed Iridium Communications since 2006 (19 years)
→Led Iridium from near-bankruptcy to $4+ billion market cap
→Oversaw $3 billion Iridium NEXT constellation upgrade
→Grew subscriber base from 150,000 to 2.5+ million
→Member of President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
→Sits on boards of VeriSign Inc. and Unisys Corporation
→45+ years telecommunications experience including AT&T Bell Labs, Nortel, Telcordia
→Founded Buckeye Leadership Fellows Program at Ohio State University
→Only satellite executive to win Via Satellite Executive of Year award twice