Alpha RegistryClaim a profile
Published mark

Iridium Communications Inc.

NASDAQ: IRDM. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

US

Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
Follow companySave PDF
Alpha ID
alpha:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785
SEC CIK
0001418819
Record version
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 2, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Matthew J. DeschChief Executive Officer
Chair
Robert H. Niehaus
Independent
Not published13 directors published
Published claims
422 distinct sources
Evidence records
50 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 2 distinct sources and 5 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

EXECUTIVE APPOINTED

Scott McBride executive of Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2026-04-02.

EffectiveEffective Apr 2, 2026E4

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Chief Operations OfficerScott McBrideApr 2026currentSource reportedE4
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate SecretaryKathleen A. MorganNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2
Chief Executive OfficerMatthew J. DeschNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2
Executive Vice President, Government ProgramsScott T. ScheimreifNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2
Chief Operations OfficerSuzanne E. McBrideNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2
Executive Vice President, Sales and MarketingTimothy J. LastNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2
Chief Financial OfficerVincent J. O’NeillNot capturedunknownSource reportedE2

Board of directors

Evidence

13 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Admiral Eric T. OlsonIndependence not published2011Compensation Committee, chairSource reportedE3
Jacqueline E. YeaneyIndependence not published2023Audit CommitteeNominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeSource reportedE3
Kathleen A. MorganIndependence not published2022None publishedSource reportedE3
Kay N. SearsIndependence not published2022Compensation CommitteeNominating and Corporate Governance Committee, chairSource reportedE3
L. Anthony FrazierIndependence not published2021Audit Committee, chairSource reportedE3
Louis M. AltermanIndependence not published2025Audit CommitteeSource reportedE3
Monique S. ShivanandanIndependence not published2025Audit CommitteeCompensation CommitteeSource reportedE3
Scott T. ScheimreifIndependence not published2012None publishedSource reportedE3
Thomas C. CanfieldIndependence not published2008Compensation CommitteeNominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeSource reportedE3
Thomas J. FitzpatrickIndependence not published2013None publishedSource reportedE3
Timothy J. LastIndependence not published2025None publishedSource reportedE3
Vincent J. O’NeillIndependence not published2025None publishedSource reportedE3
Yeaney Robert H. NiehausIndependence not published2008None publishedSource reportedE3
Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.)IndependentNot publishedNone publishedSource reportedE2
Matthew J. DeschNot independentNot publishedChief Executive OfficerSource reportedE2
Robert H. NiehausIndependentChairNot publishedNone publishedSource reportedE2
Suzanne E. McBrideNot independentNot publishedChief Operations OfficerSource reportedE2

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
Audit CommitteeL. Anthony FrazierL. Anthony Frazier, Jacqueline E. Yeaney, Louis M. Alterman, Monique S. ShivanandanNot described in the published record
Chief Executive OfficerNot publishedMatthew J. DeschNot described in the published record
Chief Operations OfficerNot publishedSuzanne E. McBrideoperational
Compensation CommitteeAdmiral Eric T. OlsonAdmiral Eric T. Olson, Kay N. Sears, Monique S. Shivanandan, Thomas C. CanfieldNot described in the published record
Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeKay N. SearsKay N. Sears, Jacqueline E. Yeaney, Thomas C. CanfieldNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit Committee: Chair L. Anthony Frazier; Members L. Anthony Frazier (Chair); Jacqueline E. Yeaney; Louis M. Alterman; Monique S. Shivanandan
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:29
Committee AppointmentL. Anthony Frazier: chair, Audit Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:30
Committee AppointmentJacqueline E. Yeaney: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:31
Committee AppointmentLouis M. Alterman: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:32
Committee AppointmentMonique S. Shivanandan: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:33
Committee RecordCompensation Committee: Chair Admiral Eric T. Olson; Members Admiral Eric T. Olson (Chair); Kay N. Sears; Monique S. Shivanandan; Thomas C. Canfield
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:34
Committee AppointmentAdmiral Eric T. Olson: chair, Compensation Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:35
Committee AppointmentKay N. Sears: member, Compensation Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:36
Committee AppointmentMonique S. Shivanandan: member, Compensation Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:37
Committee AppointmentThomas C. Canfield: member, Compensation Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:38
Committee RecordNominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Chair Kay N. Sears; Members Kay N. Sears (Chair); Jacqueline E. Yeaney; Thomas C. Canfield
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_record:39
Committee AppointmentKay N. Sears: chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:40
Committee AppointmentJacqueline E. Yeaney: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:41
Committee AppointmentThomas C. Canfield: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE5
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:committee_appointment:42

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerMatthew J. Desch, Chief Executive Officer
Source reportedE2
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:leadership_role:23
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingIRDM (NASDAQ)
Source reportedE1
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:security_listing:43
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 17, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameIridium Communications Inc.
Source reportedE1
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785:entity_status:3

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.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.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.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.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.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
5 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    SEC DEF 14A 0001418819-26-000022
    sec def 14a. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 10 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    DEF 14A irdm-20260402.htm
    sec proxy. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 13 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    IRDM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    Audit Committee
    governance_people_committees. sec proxy. Cited by 14 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026
  • Scott McBride executive of Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2026-04-02.
  • Louis M. Alterman seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
  • Monique S. Shivanandan seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
  • Timothy J. Last seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
  • Vincent J. O’Neill seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
  • Jacqueline E. Yeaney seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
  • Kathleen A. Morgan seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2022-01-01.
  • Kay N. Sears seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2022-01-01.
  • L. Anthony Frazier seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Thomas J. Fitzpatrick seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2013-01-01.
  • Scott T. Scheimreif seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2012-01-01.
  • Admiral Eric T. Olson seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2011-01-01.
  • Thomas C. Canfield seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2008-01-01.
  • Yeaney Robert H. Niehaus seat on Iridium Communications Inc., effective 2008-01-01.
Appearance

Alpha Governance PBC. The Registry records reported facts and Alpha's assessments separately. A missing fact is not evidence that it is false.

Record alpha:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785, version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce. https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/iridium-communications-inc

Navigate

On this record

  1. Overview
  2. Monitoring4
  3. Leadership7
  4. Board17
  5. Committees5
  6. Control and voting0
  7. Authority to act4
  8. Financials1
  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
  13. Compensation0
  14. Other published claims3
  15. Coverage gaps17
  16. Linked people18
  17. Subject and corrections6
  18. Evidence5
  19. Version historyvpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

Linked records

Registry

Appearance

esc
  • Actions
    Switch to agent viewJSON, Markdown, MCP
  • Copy Alpha IDalpha:company:56ad7c11-5840-4db9-8365-43bc4c364785
  • Cite this recordIridium Communications Inc.
  • Copy canonical URLregistry.alpha.ac/companies/iridium-communications-inc
  • Copy as MarkdownWith assertion states
  • Report an error
  • Theme: System
  • Theme: Light
  • Theme: Dark
  • Records
    Iridium Communications Inc.Company
  • Scott McBridePerson
  • Kathleen A. MorganPerson
  • Matthew J. DeschPerson
  • Scott T. ScheimreifPerson
  • Suzanne E. McBridePerson
  • Timothy J. LastPerson
  • Vincent J. O’NeillPerson
  • Admiral Eric T. OlsonPerson
  • Jacqueline E. YeaneyPerson
  • Kay N. SearsPerson
  • L. Anthony FrazierPerson
  • Louis M. AltermanPerson
  • Monique S. ShivanandanPerson
  • Thomas C. CanfieldPerson
  • Thomas J. FitzpatrickPerson
  • Yeaney Robert H. NiehausPerson
  • Admiral Eric T. Olson (Ret.)Person
  • Robert H. NiehausPerson
  • Sections
    OverviewIridium Communications Inc.
  • MonitoringIridium Communications Inc.
  • LeadershipIridium Communications Inc.
  • BoardIridium Communications Inc.
  • CommitteesIridium Communications Inc.
  • Control and votingIridium Communications Inc.
  • Authority to actIridium Communications Inc.
  • FinancialsIridium Communications Inc.
  • GovernanceIridium Communications Inc.
  • RiskIridium Communications Inc.
  • AI oversightIridium Communications Inc.
  • LegalIridium Communications Inc.
↑ ↓ move↵ openThis record only

Report an error

Reports attach to the Claim and go to an Alpha analyst through the correction form. Corrections are versioned, and the original stays in history.