# Iridium Communications Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/iridium-communications-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 42 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Iridium Communications Inc. - Display name: Iridium Communications Inc. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T02:14:19.464306+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.836 | | Directors | 17 | | Committees | 5 | | Governance events | 14 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Admiral Eric T. Olson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2011-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:6 - Jacqueline E. Yeaney: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:8 - Kathleen A. Morgan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:9 - Kay N. Sears: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (member); Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:10 - L. Anthony Frazier: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:11 - Louis M. Alterman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:12 - Monique S. Shivanandan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Compensation Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:14 - Scott T. Scheimreif: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:15 - Thomas C. Canfield: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2008-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (member); Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:17 - Thomas J. Fitzpatrick: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:18 - Timothy J. Last: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:19 - Vincent J. O’Neill: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:20 - Yeaney Robert H. Niehaus: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2008-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:21 - Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.): Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:7 - Matthew J. Desch: Director, Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Executive Officer (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:13 - Robert H. Niehaus: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:5 - Suzanne E. McBride: Director, Chief Operations Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Operations Officer (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:16 ## Committees - Audit Committee (audit). Chair: L. Anthony Frazier. Members: L. Anthony Frazier (chair, current); Jacqueline E. Yeaney (member, current); Louis M. Alterman (member, current); Monique S. Shivanandan (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:iridium-communications-inc:audit-committee - Chief Executive Officer (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Matthew J. Desch (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:iridium-communications-inc:chief-executive-officer - Chief Operations Officer (other). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Suzanne E. McBride (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:iridium-communications-inc:chief-operations-officer - Compensation Committee (compensation). Chair: Admiral Eric T. Olson. Members: Admiral Eric T. Olson (chair, current); Kay N. Sears (member, current); Monique S. Shivanandan (member, current); Thomas C. Canfield (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:iridium-communications-inc:compensation-committee - Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (nominating_governance). Chair: Kay N. Sears. Members: Kay N. Sears (chair, current); Jacqueline E. Yeaney (member, current); Thomas C. Canfield (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:iridium-communications-inc:nominating-and-corporate-governance-committee ## Executive leadership - Scott McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:24 - Kathleen A. Morgan: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:22 - Matthew J. Desch: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:23 - Scott T. Scheimreif: Executive Vice President, Government Programs. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:25 - Suzanne E. McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:26 - Timothy J. Last: Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:27 - Vincent J. O’Neill: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:28 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Scott McBride executive of Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2026-04-02. Effective: 2026-04-02. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:11bnx3c1fz5a46 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Louis M. Alterman seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14dd938vicxhc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Monique S. Shivanandan seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1x2qgrkrux5lm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Timothy J. Last seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:sg60l3nkbmhv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Vincent J. O’Neill seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:n0vwj7hxim5h - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jacqueline E. Yeaney seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17ialt317qjve1 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kathleen A. Morgan seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1f3oj0x56d59x - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kay N. Sears seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mmj68v1t5qakh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: L. Anthony Frazier seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1qs2ixn1i6o9br - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Thomas J. Fitzpatrick seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:n188az15ei08f - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Scott T. Scheimreif seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:69bret155jnh3 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Admiral Eric T. Olson seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2011-01-01. Effective: 2011-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5129jqt09y22 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Thomas C. Canfield seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2008-01-01. Effective: 2008-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:lx9shmdscfqq - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Yeaney Robert H. Niehaus seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2008-01-01. Effective: 2008-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:00.216745+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:lerrrnijpa7 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/iridium-communications-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:30: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:l-anthony-frazier-irdm","name":"L. Anthony Frazier"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:31: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:jacqueline-e-yeaney-irdm","name":"Jacqueline E. Yeaney"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:32: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:louis-m-alterman-irdm","name":"Louis M. Alterman"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:33: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:monique-s-shivanandan-irdm","name":"Monique S. Shivanandan"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:35: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:admiral-eric-t-olson-irdm","name":"Admiral Eric T. Olson"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:36: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kay-n-sears-irdm","name":"Kay N. Sears"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:37: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:monique-s-shivanandan-irdm","name":"Monique S. Shivanandan"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:38: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:thomas-c-canfield-irdm","name":"Thomas C. Canfield"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:40: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kay-n-sears-irdm","name":"Kay N. Sears"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:41: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:jacqueline-e-yeaney-irdm","name":"Jacqueline E. Yeaney"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:42: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:thomas-c-canfield-irdm","name":"Thomas C. Canfield"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - Robert H. Niehaus: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Admiral Eric T. Olson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2011-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.): Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Jacqueline E. Yeaney: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Kathleen A. Morgan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Kay N. Sears: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - L. Anthony Frazier: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Louis M. Alterman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Matthew J. Desch: Director, Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Monique S. Shivanandan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Scott T. Scheimreif: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Suzanne E. McBride: Director, Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Thomas C. Canfield: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Thomas J. Fitzpatrick: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Timothy J. Last: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Vincent J. O’Neill: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:20. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Yeaney Robert H. Niehaus: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:21. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8. - Kathleen A. Morgan: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Matthew J. Desch: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Scott McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:24. Valid from: 2026-04-02. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7ab31bb9408fb14a69878010e700970965222182f43337a3d65d669a94a27b7b. - Scott T. Scheimreif: Executive Vice President, Government Programs. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Suzanne E. McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Timothy J. Last: Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. - Vincent J. O’Neill: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit Committee: Chair L. Anthony Frazier; Members L. Anthony Frazier (Chair); Jacqueline E. Yeaney; Louis M. Alterman; Monique S. Shivanandan. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Compensation Committee: Chair Admiral Eric T. Olson; Members Admiral Eric T. Olson (Chair); Kay N. Sears; Monique S. Shivanandan; Thomas C. Canfield. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Chair Kay N. Sears; Members Kay N. Sears (Chair); Jacqueline E. Yeaney; Thomas C. Canfield. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:39. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Iridium Communications Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8483b398fe68e54bec99d39ab937cf9d36c542add2dedceca2005fb7de953641. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8483b398fe68e54bec99d39ab937cf9d36c542add2dedceca2005fb7de953641. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8483b398fe68e54bec99d39ab937cf9d36c542add2dedceca2005fb7de953641. ## Committee Appointment - L. Anthony Frazier: chair, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Jacqueline E. Yeaney: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Louis M. Alterman: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Monique S. Shivanandan: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Admiral Eric T. Olson: chair, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:35. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Kay N. Sears: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:36. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Monique S. Shivanandan: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:37. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Thomas C. Canfield: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:38. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Kay N. Sears: chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:40. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Jacqueline E. Yeaney: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:41. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. - Thomas C. Canfield: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:42. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb. ## Security Listing - IRDM (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:security_listing:43. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8483b398fe68e54bec99d39ab937cf9d36c542add2dedceca2005fb7de953641. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:8483b398fe68e54bec99d39ab937cf9d36c542add2dedceca2005fb7de953641: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c19a290ad43078204e5ac6e57a26c274d95c62a954c91d18c71c3da7bb6110f3: [SEC DEF 14A 0001418819-26-000022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:209869a9b35ecf13c1bc4c8eea3a19caecea845884bf4f74248c62a9e658ffd8: [DEF 14A irdm-20260402.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7ab31bb9408fb14a69878010e700970965222182f43337a3d65d669a94a27b7b: [IRDM DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:cf2c08188cf5a0eee6c10ec7e415e9d034b89311e134fab80ad6915873ffa2cb: [Audit Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/iridium-communications-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/iridium-communications-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/iridium-communications-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-17T02:14:19.254047+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T02:14:19.254047+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.