Don Brown ^Leaders

Leader in the development of new global space businesses bridging government, commercial and media applications. Currently Head, Global Government, Amazon Kuiper Government solutions. Previously GM, Govt Services, Telesat, including LEO, GEO and HEO. Led hosted payload group at Intelsat General. Formerly Executive in Residence at Renaissance Strategic Advisers. My Intelsat Australia deal declared "One of 30 Events the shaped 30 Years in Satellite"
Previous Experience:
• General Manager and Senior Management Official, Telesat U.S. Services, LLC
• Executive in Residence, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
• VP Hosted Payloads, Intelsat General Corp
• VP Government Systems, PanAmSat Corporation
• VP Broadband, space.com
• President, Qradio: Quincy Jones' music and streaming media network
• EVP, USA TODAY Sky Radio

Selected Accomplishments:
• Prime Contract with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for "Blackjack" Low Earth Orbit (LEO) spacecraft delivery, interface engineering, modelling and simulation. Includes 2021 delivery of two "Croupier" spacecraft with Optical Inter-Satellite Links for demonstration in LEO.
• Deal to put commercial secure communications for Asia-Pac for the first time: https://www.speedcast.com/speedcast-providing-tactical-secure-communications-with-airbus-defence-and-space-in-the-asia-pacific-region/
• Historic Australian Defence Force UHF Hosted Payload for Intelsat General (Wall Street Journal: "Intelsat, Australia sign 15 Year Deal", April 28, 2009; Satellite Finance: "Hitching a Ride, the Rise of Hosted Payloads", May 15, 2009 cover story)
• Led team which created Cisco partnership on IP Router in Space (IRIS) program for Intelsat General, IRIS successfully launched on IS-14 in November, 2009 (SatMagazine: "Putting Intelligence in Orbit", July, 2009; Cisco IRIS Product: https://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/government/space-routing.html)
• Co-founded first inflight satellite radio network
• Created global streaming media network for Quincy Jones
* Philanthropic: have served on the Boards of major performing arts organizations.

Specialties: Creating successful new space businesses. Expertise: Government Systems, Business development, satellite networks, hosted payloads, broadband distribution, space systems.