Gary Parsons

Gary Parsons has spent over 40 years in the telecom industry, and is noted for the founding or early stage development of a number of innovative telecom companies, including XM Satellite Radio, SkyTerra, TerreStar Networks, Telecom*USA and MCImetro. He served as the founding CEO and subsequently Executive Chairman of XM Satellite Radio from 1997 through its merger with Sirius in July 2008, and stepped down as Chairman of the combined Sirius XM Radio, Inc, in November of 2009. Gary has been a pioneer in the deployment of fiber optic networks in the 80's, CLEC's in the 90's and integrated satellite-terrestrial network technologies (such as XM Radio, SkyTerra and TerraStar) during this past decade. He holds a Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Science from Clemson University, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, and is Vice Chairman of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.