Mark Dankberg

Speaker Bio

Mark Dankberg is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Viasat, Inc. He co-founded the company in 1986. Under his leadership, Viasat has consistently been one of Amer-ica’s fastest growing technology companies, and has been recognized multiple times by leading business and industry publications including BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, De-fenseNews, SpaceNews, and Washington Technology for its leadership.

Mark is a leading expert in aerospace, defense, and satellite systems and participates in both national and international organizations involved in delivering, defining, and governing space systems and services, including:

• The US National Academy of Engineering, a part of the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine
• The President’s National Security Telecom Advisory Committee
• As a commissioner-elect of the United Nations ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for sustainable development
• Founding Chairman of the Mobile Satellite Services Association
• Board of Directors of the Global Satellite Operators Association

He earned B.S. EE and M.S. EE degrees from Rice University and is a member of the Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering Hall of Fame.