# Iridium Communications Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | 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 | 27 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-12T21:31:11.01841+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-12T21:31:11.01841+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Iridium Communications Inc. - Display name: Iridium Communications Inc. ## Leadership - Robert H. Niehaus: Chairman of the Board. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Admiral Eric T. Olson: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.): Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Jacqueline E. Yeaney: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Kathleen A. Morgan: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Kay N. Sears: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - L. Anthony Frazier: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Louis M. Alterman: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Matthew J. Desch: Director, Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Monique S. Shivanandan: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Scott T. Scheimreif: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Suzanne E. McBride: Director, Chief Operations Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Thomas C. Canfield: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Thomas J. Fitzpatrick: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Timothy J. Last: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Vincent J. O’Neill: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Yeaney Robert H. Niehaus: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3. - Kathleen A. Morgan: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Matthew J. Desch: Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Scott McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:4. - Scott T. Scheimreif: Executive Vice President, Government Programs. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Suzanne E. McBride: Chief Operations Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Timothy J. Last: Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. - Vincent J. O’Neill: Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Iridium Communications Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:1. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:1. ## 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:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/iridium-communications-inc). - alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:2: [SEC DEF 14A 0001418819-26-000022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:3: [DEF 14A irdm-20260402.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000022/irdm-20260402.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:4: [IRDM DEF 14A executive officers](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. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## 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) - [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