Matthew J. Desch

Director at Unisys

Mr. Desch has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Iridium Communications Inc., a McLean, Va.-based, global mobile satellite communications company, since 2006. Prior to joining Iridium, 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. Mr. Desch serves on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Mr. Desch has served as a director of Unisys since January 2019 and is a member of the Compensation Committee.

Mr. Desch brings to Unisys extensive experience in government and in travel and transportation, which are core focus industries for the company. His experience in transforming Iridium will help Unisys navigate its ongoing transformation. In addition, his expertise with the Internet of Things (IoT) will help Unisys drive its Safe Cities initiative, the focus of which includes supporting governments around the world in protecting the security of IoT-enabled devices.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role