Company: VSAT
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-165436
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Company: VIASAT INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 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. |     | Mark Dankberg         
 Director Since:  1986 |

| William LaPlante served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from April 2022 to January 2025. From September 2020 to April 2022, Dr. LaPlante served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Draper Laboratory, a research and development company specializing in advanced technology solutions in national security, space exploration, health care and energy. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at MITRE National Security, where he oversaw the operation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. LaPlante served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He previously spent 26 years at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he ultimately led the Global Engagement Department. Dr. LaPlante has been a member of several government scientific boards and commissions focused on maintaining national security, including the U.S. Strategic Command Senior Advisory Group, Naval Research Advisory Committee and Defense Science Board. Dr. LaPlante earned a B.S. degree in engineering physics from the University of Illinois, an M.S. degree in applied physics from The Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from the Catholic University of America.   Dr. LaPlante provides our Board with extensive technological, defense and national security expertise as a result of his leadership roles in technology development and at the U.S. Department of Defense. |     | William LaPlante      
 Director Since:  2025 |

| Michael Paull currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of RBmedia, an audiobook publisher, which he joined in March 2024. He also serves on the board of directors of PlayOn! Sports and previously served on the board of directors of MoneyLion