Patrick Shannon

Prior to founding TrustPoint, where he serves as CEO, Mr. Shannon was Vice President at Astro Digital, responsible for strategy, business development, and product management. He oversaw six satellite programs supporting IoT, broadband, and laser communications including the Mandrake-2 program for the SDA. Before that, he was Vice President of Business Development at SpaceQuest, where he developed solutions for maritime domain awareness. Mr. Shannon began his career as a satellite systems engineer at Orbital Sciences, later moving into corporate strategy to support M&A. He has over 18 years of experience developing commercial solutions for systems traditionally operated by governments and holds degrees from MIT and Stanford University.