People: ViaSat Inc (VSAT.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Mark Dankberg	57	2003	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Richard Baldridge	53	2003	President, Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Dirks	53	2013	Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Harkenrider	56	2012	Senior Vice President - Broadband Services
Thomas Moore	50	2008	Senior Vice President
Shawn Duffy	42	2013	Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller
Steven Hart	58	2007	Chief Technical Officer, Vice President
Mark Miller	52	1993	Chief Technical Officer, Vice President
Keven Lippert	39	2007	Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
H. Stephen Estes	57	2012	Vice President - Government Systems and Human Resources
John Zlogar	56	2011	Vice President - Commercial Networks
Robert Bowman	57	2013	Director
Robert Johnson	62	1986	Independent Director
B. Allen Lay	77	1996	Independent Director
Jeffrey Nash	64	1987	Independent Director
John Stenbit	72	2004	Independent Director
Harvey White	78	2005	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Mark Dankberg	Mr. Mark D. Dankberg is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ViaSat, Inc., since May 1986. Mr. Dankberg serves as a director of TrellisWare Technologies, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of ViaSat that develops advanced signal processing technologies for communication applications, and was previously a director of REMEC, Inc., a former manufacturer of microwave products for defense, commercial communications and related applications. In addition, Mr. Dankberg serves on the board of Minnetronix, Inc., a privately-held medical device and design company. 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 earned B.S.E.E. and M.E.E. degrees from Rice University.
Richard Baldridge	Mr. Richard A. Baldridge is President and Chief Operating Officer of ViaSat Inc. He joined ViaSat in April 1999 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From September 2000 to August 2002, Mr. Baldridge served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Baldridge serves as a director of CommNexus San Diego, a non-profit technology industry association. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Baldridge served as Vice President and General Manager of Raytheon Corporation’s Training Systems Division from January 1998 to April 1999. From June 1994 to December 1997, Mr. Baldridge served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President - Finance and Administration for Hughes Information Systems and Hughes Training Inc., prior to their acquisition by Raytheon in 1997. Mr. Baldridge’s other experience includes various senior financial and general management roles with General Dynamics Corporation. Mr. Baldridge holds a B.S.B.A. degree in Information Systems from New Mexico State University.
Bruce Dirks	Mr. Bruce L. Dirks has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of ViaSat Inc., effective April 4, 2013. Mr. Dirks has served as a portfolio manager at Fidelity Management & Research Company since 2000. Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Dirks was vice president - Investments at TRW Investment Management Company from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Dirks began his career at Raytheon Company as a financial analyst and also worked on the corporate finance team at General Dynamics Corporation. Mr. Dirks earned a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Kevin Harkenrider	Mr. Kevin J. Harkenrider is Senior Vice President - Broadband Services of ViaSat Inc. He joined ViaSat in October 2006 as Director - Operations and served as Vice President - Operations from January 2007 until December 2009. He assumed his position as Vice President of ViaSat in December 2009 following the Company's acquisition of WildBlue Holding, Inc. (WildBlue). Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Harkenrider served as Account Executive at Computer Sciences Corporation from 2002 through October 2006. From 1992 to 2001, Mr. Harkenrider held several positions at BAE Systems, Mission Solutions (formerly GDE Systems, Marconi Integrated Systems and General Dynamics Corporation, Electronics Division), including Vice President and Program Director, Vice President — Operations and Vice President — Material. Prior to 1992, Mr. Harkenrider served in several director and program manager positions at General Dynamics Corporation. Mr. Harkenrider holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Union College and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Thomas Moore	Mr. Thomas E. Moore is Senior Vice President of ViaSat Inc., since 2008. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Moore was a principal at TimesArrow, a venture investing firm from December 2005. From 1998 through 2005, Mr. Moore served as President and Chief Executive Officer of WildBlue Communications, and served as a director of WildBlue Communications until February 2008. From 1993 through 1998 Mr. Moore was in senior management at Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs) a non-profit technology development consortium of the cable industry. Mr. Moore is on the advisory boards of the Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado and Silicon Flatirons and serves as a founding member of the Colorado Governor’s Innovation Council. Mr. Moore holds a master’s degree in telecommunications engineering from the University of Colorado and he earned a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He also holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Shawn Duffy	Ms. Shawn Duffy is Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller of ViaSat Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Duffy was a senior manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, serving the technology and consumer product markets. Ms. Duffy is a certified public accountant in the State of California and holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from San Diego State University.
Steven Hart	Mr. Steven R. Hart is Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of ViaSat Inc., since March 1993. Mr. Hart served as Vice President - Engineering from March 1997 to January 2007 and as Engineering Manager since 1986. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Hart was a Staff Engineer and Manager at M/A-COM Linkabit from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Hart holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a M.A. degree in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego.
Mark Miller	Mr. Mark J. Miller is Chief Technical Officer, Vice President of ViaSat Inc., since March 1993. He is a founder of ViaSat and as Engineering Manager since 1986. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Miller was a Staff Engineer at M/A-COM Linkabit from 1983 to 1986. Mr. Miller holds a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of California, San Diego and a M.S.E.E. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Keven Lippert	Mr. Keven K. Lippert is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of ViaSat, Inc., since April 2007. He was Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary from May 2000 to April 2007. Prior to joining ViaSat, Mr. Lippert was a corporate associate at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. Mr. Lippert holds a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
H. Stephen Estes	Mr. H. Stephen Estes is Vice President - Government Systems and Human Resources of ViaSat Inc. He became part of the ViaSat team with the acquisition of several commercial divisions of Scientific-Atlanta in April 2000. Mr. Estes served as Vice President and General Manager of the Antenna Systems group from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005, he served as a co-founder of an entrepreneurial startup. In September 2005, Mr. Estes rejoined ViaSat as Vice President - Human Resources. Mr. Estes began his career as an electrical design engineer, moving into various management positions in engineering, program management, sales and marketing, and general management for companies that included Scientific-Atlanta, Loral (now part of L-3 Communications), and AEL Cross Systems (now part of BAE Systems). Mr. Estes holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Brescia University, an Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and a M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University focused on finance and marketing.
John Zlogar	Mr. John Zlogar is Vice President - Commercial Networks of ViaSat Inc., since August 2011. He joined ViaSat in April 2000 as part of ViaSat’s acquisition of several commercial divisions of Scientific-Atlanta. From 2003 to 2011, he served as Vice President and General Manager of ViaSat’s Antenna Systems group. During his career, Mr. Zlogar has held various management positions in engineering, program management, sales and marketing, and general management. Mr. Zlogar holds a B.S.E.E. degree from Pennsylvania State University and a M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University.
Robert Bowman	Mr. Robert Bowman has been appointed as Director of ViaSat, Inc., effective April 26, 2013. Mr. Bowman serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P., which manages the interactive and internet rights for Major League Baseball, a position he has held since its inception in 2000. Prior to joining MLB Advanced Media, Mr. Bowman was President and Chief Operations Officer of ITT Corporation from 1995 to 2000, where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Bowman served as Treasurer of the State of Michigan from 1983 to 1990, overseeing its tax policy and collection and the state’s pension fund. Mr. Bowman currently serves as President of the Michigan Education Trust and as a member of the board of directors of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Robert Johnson	Dr. Robert W. Johnson is an Independent Director of ViaSat, Inc., since 1986. Dr. Johnson has worked in the venture capital industry since 1980, and has acted as an independent investor and served on the board of directors of a number of entrepreneurial companies since 1983. Dr. Johnson formerly served as a director of hi/fn, inc. Dr. Johnson earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and M.B.A. and D.B.A. degrees from the Harvard Business School.
B. Allen Lay	Mr. B. Allen Lay is an Independent Director of ViaSat, Inc., since 1996. From 1983 to 2001, he was a General Partner of Southern California Ventures, a venture capital company. From 2001 to the present he has acted as a consultant to the venture capital industry. Mr. Lay also has experience and perspective as a member of the boards of directors of companies in various industries, including software and hardware. Mr. Lay formerly served on the board of directors of CADO Systems Inc., Meridian Data Inc., Westbrae Natural, Inc., NPI, LLC, Luminit, LLC, and Carley Lamps, LLC.
Jeffrey Nash	Dr. Jeffrey M. Nash is an Independent Director of ViaSat Inc., since 1987. From 2003 to 2009, Dr. Nash was President and Chairman of Inclined Plane Inc., a privately-held consulting and intellectual property development company serving the defense, communications and media industries. Dr. Nash also brings experience and perspective through his service as a member of the boards of directors of private and public companies in various industries, including defense. Dr. Nash previously served as a director of REMEC, Inc., a former manufacturer of microwave products for defense, commercial communications and related applications, and Pepperball Technologies, Inc., a former manufacturer of non-lethal personal defense equipment for law enforcement, security and personal defense applications.
John Stenbit	Mr. John P. Stenbit is an Independent Director of ViaSat Inc., since August 2004. He is a consultant for various government and commercial clients. From 2001 to his retirement in March 2004, Mr. Stenbit served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) and later as Assistant Secretary of Defense of Networks and Information Integration / Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, the C3I successor organization. From 1977 to 2001, Mr. Stenbit worked for TRW, retiring as Executive Vice President. Mr. Stenbit was a Fulbright Fellow and Aerospace Corporation Fellow at the Technische Hogeschool, Einhoven, Netherlands. Mr. Stenbit has chaired the Science Advisory Panel to the Director for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He also has experience and perspective as a member of the boards of directors of private and public companies in various industries. Mr. Stenbit currently serves on the board of directors of Loral Space & Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: LORL) and Defense Group Inc., a private corporation. He also serves on the board of trustees of The Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit corporation, and as a member of the Advisory Boards of the National Security Agency, the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Science Advisory Group of the U.S. Strategic Command. Mr. Stenbit previously served as a director of Cogent, Inc., SM&A Corporation and SI International, Inc.
Harvey White	Mr. Harvey P. White is an Independent Director of ViaSat, Inc. since May 2005. Since June 2004, Mr. White has served as Chairman of (SHW)2 Enterprises, a business development and consulting firm. From September 1998 through June 2004, Mr. White served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEAP). Leap Wireless filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in April 2003, and completed its financial restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy in August 2004. Prior to Leap Wireless, Mr. White was a co-founder of QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) where he held various positions including director, President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. White also has experience and perspective as a member of the boards of directors of private and public companies in various industries. Mr. White formerly served on the board of directors of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (Nasdaq: AMCC) and Motive, Inc. Mr. White attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and Marshall University where he earned a B.A. degree in Economics.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Mark Dankberg	5,417,860
Richard Baldridge	3,186,690
Bruce Dirks	--
Kevin Harkenrider	1,194,180
Thomas Moore	1,147,970
Shawn Duffy	--
Steven Hart	626,467
Mark Miller	601,468
Keven Lippert	1,287,790
H. Stephen Estes	--
John Zlogar	--
Robert Bowman	--
Robert Johnson	--
B. Allen Lay	--
Jeffrey Nash	--
John Stenbit	--
Harvey White	--

As Of 29 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Mark Dankberg	622,000	8,114,640
Richard Baldridge	458,000	6,056,430
Bruce Dirks	0	0
Kevin Harkenrider	0	0
Thomas Moore	37,500	807,825
Shawn Duffy	0	0
Steven Hart	90,000	1,292,920
Mark Miller	7,000	100,282
Keven Lippert	2,000	53,540
H. Stephen Estes	0	0
John Zlogar	0	0
Robert Bowman	0	0
Robert Johnson	0	0
B. Allen Lay	0	0
Jeffrey Nash	0	0
John Stenbit	0	0
Harvey White	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
NASH JEFFREY M	10,000	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	10,000	$31.67
NASH JEFFREY M	10,000	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	10,000	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	10,000	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	1,125	$58.87
STENBIT JOHN P	1,500	$31.67
STENBIT JOHN P	1,500	$48.10
WHITE HARVEY P	4,000	$0.00
WHITE HARVEY P	4,000	$31.67
WHITE HARVEY P	4,000	$0.00
STENBIT JOHN P	1,500	$47.36
STENBIT JOHN P	1,500	$31.67
HART STEVEN R	10,000	$46.38
LIPPERT KEVEN K	1,000	$46.81
ZLOGAR JOHN R	5,000	$47.18
HART STEVEN R	50,000	$50.00
HART STEVEN R	20,000	$40.50
WHITE HARVEY P	1,600	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	1,600	$0.00
STENBIT JOHN P	1,600	$0.00
LAY B ALLEN	1,600	$0.00
WHITE HARVEY P	1,600	$0.00
NASH JEFFREY M	1,600	$0.00
WHITE HARVEY P	1,600	$0.00

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