Location Haymarket, Virginia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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As President of Government Solutions, David Cavossa oversees the direction and growth of the business, which focuses exclusively on serving military and federal civilian agencies.
Mr. Cavossa oversees all government sales, business development, strategic planning, and space segment management, and is also responsible for leading all customer
program teams and coordinating government affairs activities. With over a decade in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Cavossa has extensive experience supporting the government community in both the public and private sectors.
Previously, Mr. Cavossa spent six years at the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), where he led the organization as executive director. During his tenure at SIA, Mr. Cavossa was the chief advocate for the commercial satellite industry and responsible for coordinating education, outreach, regulatory and legislative strategies on a broad range of issues, including; homeland security, defense, trade, export controls, space transportation, broadband, and the protection, planning, and acquisition of commercial SATCOM by the U.S. Government.
Mr. Cavossa now serves on SIA's Board of Directors and is a past chairman. As one of the satellite industry's leaders, he focused the efforts of the association on educating the public, the press, policy-makers, and government on the critical role satellites play in our national, economic, and homeland security. Before joining SIA, Mr. Cavossa worked at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, in the offices of external relations and legislative affairs.
Mr. Cavossa holds a master's degree in science, technology and public policy from The George Washington University Space Policy Institute as a Space Policy Fellow. He also holds a bachelor's degree in physics, astronomy and political science from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts.
