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At ViaSat his duties include corporate responsibility for all day-to-day operations of the company’s five operating groups as well as investor relations.
Mr. Baldridge came to ViaSat from Raytheon Corporation where he was vice president and general manager of its Raytheon Training Systems division. With over 1,000 employees in the division, his responsibilities included day-to-day management including marketing, legal, and overall management, in addition to finance.
Other recent experience includes roles as chief operating officer, CFO, and VP of finance and administration for Hughes Information Systems and Hughes Training Inc., before the divisions were acquired by Raytheon in 1997. Mr. Baldridge also held various senior financial management roles within General Dynamics Corporation. The continuing superior performance of ViaSat has qualified it as one of the BusinessWeek "100 Best Small Corporations," as one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America" by Forbes, and a position on the Business 2.0 list of "100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies" in 2003 and 2004. Most recently ViaSat was named to Red Herring magazine’s "Small Cap 100" for 2005, recognizing innovative technology and smart business models that nurture growth and profitability.
Mr. Baldridge graduated from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico with a B.S. degree in business administration, with an emphasis in information systems. He serves as a director of Jobs for America’s Graduates. | 