Mr. Desch has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Iridium Communications Inc., a global mobile, voice, and data satellite communications company, since 2009. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Communications Inc.’s predecessor, Iridium Holdings LLC, beginning in 2006. Prior to joining Iridium Communications, Inc., Mr. Desch served as Chief Executive Officer of Telcordia Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications software services provider that is now part of Ericsson. Previously, he spent 13 years at Nortel Networks Corporation, including as president of the company’s global wireless networks business, and as President of Global Carriers. Mr. Desch started his career in technology development and management at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mr. Desch serves on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Mr. Desch has served on the Board of Unisys Corporation since 2019 and is their Chair of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

Mr. Desch’s understanding of critical infrastructure from his 45 years in the IT and telecommunications industry affords Verisign a unique and valuable perspective regarding the security challenges faced around the globe. In addition, Mr. Desch’s extensive experience in cybersecurity, finance, M&A and human capital management, together with over twenty years of experience as a public company chief executive officer, provides him with a perspective that the Board values.