VIASAT INC (VSAT)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director information for VSAT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSAT | Director; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | 71 | ["Founder of Viasat","Former member of the board of directors of companies in various industries, including communications","Assistant Vice President of M/A-COM Linkabit","Communications Engineer for Rockwell International Corporation","Holds B.S.E.E. and M.E.E. degrees from Rice University"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Resources Committee","Nomination, Evaluation and Corporate Governance Committee","Banking and Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mark Dankberg is a founder of Viasat and serves as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as Executive Chairman from November 2020 to June 2022, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from Viasat s inception in 1986 until November 2020. Mr. Dankberg has significant expertise and perspective as a former member of the board of directors of companies in various industries, including communications. Prior to founding Viasat, he was Assistant Vice President of M/A-COM Linkabit, a manufacturer of satellite telecommunications equipment, from 1979 to 1986, and Communications Engineer for Rockwell International Corporation from 1977 to 1979. Mr. Dankberg holds B.S.E.E. and M.E.E. degrees from Rice University. Mr. Dankberg provides our Board with significant operational, business and technological expertise in the satellite and communications industries, and intimate knowledge of the issues facing our management.