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ViaSat Executive Compensation (FY26)

VSAT · Carlsbad, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Mark Dankberg
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 4, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Mark Dankberg: $7,882,902 → $14,208,178 (80.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.5% → 97.6% (2.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 45:1 → 63:1 (40.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ViaSat's chief executive and what were they paid?
Mark Dankberg was paid $14,208,178 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Dankberg's total moved 80.2% higher from the $7,882,902 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was ViaSat's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 3, 2026.
Which companies are in ViaSat's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Akamai Technologies Inc, Ciena Corporation, Coherent Corp, Equinix Inc and Extreme Networks, Inc., among others.
What is ViaSat's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 63:1, against median employee compensation of $225,659.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Dankberg
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Richard Baldridge
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Harkenrider
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Corporate Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Shawn Duffy
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer (4)
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Richard Baldridge
Former Vice Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Harkenrider
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Corporate Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Shawn Duffy
Chief Accounting Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Craig Miller
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Mark Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
K. Guru Gowrappan
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Ryan
Former President, Space and Commercial Networks (7)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Harkenrider
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Corporate Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Craig Miller
Senior Vice President and President, Government
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Shawn Duffy
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Garrett Chase
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
K. Guru Gowrappan
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Evan Dixon
Former President, Global Fixed Broadband
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Girish Chandran
Corporate Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
James Dodd
Senior Vice President and President, Commercial Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Miller
Senior Vice President and President, Government
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shawn Duffy
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Garrett Chase
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Girish Chandran
Corporate Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Blair
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Miller
Senior Vice President and President, Government
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Craig MillerRSU◇——◇——◇
Craig MillerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Garrett ChaseRSU◇——◇——◇
Garrett ChaseRSU◇——◇——◇
Garrett ChasePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Girish ChandranPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Girish ChandranRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark DankbergPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark DankbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert BlairPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert BlairRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Mark DankbergRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/09/2029
Garrett ChaseRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Robert BlairRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/09/2029
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Craig MillerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/09/2029
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Girish ChandranRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/09/2029
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Craig Miller
Senior Vice President · Severance agreement
Benefits continuation◇
Garrett Chase
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
Benefits continuation◇
Girish Chandran
Corporate Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering · Severance agreement
Benefits continuation◇
Mark Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Benefits continuation◇
Robert Blair
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Severance agreement
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Pak
◇◇◇———◇
John Stenbit
◇◇◇———◇
Theresa Wise
◇◇◇———◇
Richard Baldridge
◇◇◇———◇
Andrew Sukawaty
◇◇◇———◇
James Bridenstine
◇◇◇———◇
Rajeev Suri
◇◇◇———◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual retainer for general Board service within 5 years

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM
  • Ciena Corporation CIEN
  • Coherent Corp COHR
  • Equinix Inc EQIX
  • Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR
  • F5, Inc. FFIV
  • Fabrinet FN
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • Gen Digital, Inc. GEN
  • IAC/Interactivecorp IAC
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE
  • Nutanix, Inc. NTNX
  • Palo Alto Networks Inc. PANW
  • PTC Inc. PTC
  • Rackspace Technology, Inc. RXT
  • RingCentral, Inc. RNG
  • SBA Communications Corp SBAC
  • Transdigm Group Inc. TDG
  • Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022September 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021September 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020September 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019September 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018September 4, 2019=◇◇◇
2017September 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2016September 7, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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359 figures on this page: 348 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
348 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-383834
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-318060
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2026 Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-197278
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001193125-25-165436
    Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001193125-24-215312
  7. 0001193125-24-186197
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-23-231561
  9. 0001193125-23-197756
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001193125-22-237928
  11. 0001193125-21-265514
  12. 0001193125-20-242264
  13. 0001193125-19-238906
  14. 0001193125-18-270027
  15. 0001193125-17-280727
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Peers ViaSat discloses

The companies named in VSAT's own disclosed peer group.

Akamai Technologies IncCiena CorporationCoherent CorpEquinix IncExtreme Networks, Inc.F5, Inc.FabrinetFortinet, Inc.Gen Digital, Inc.Lumentum Holdings Inc.Nutanix, Inc.Palo Alto Networks Inc.PTC Inc.Rackspace Technology, Inc.RingCentral, Inc.SBA Communications CorpTransdigm Group Inc.Viavi Solutions Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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