Leadership Team

Dan Goldberg has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Telesat since 2006, leading one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators. Under his leadership, Telesat expanded its global footprint and made a strategic pivot to develop an advanced Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation—Telesat Lightspeed—designed to meet the evolving broadband connectivity needs of enterprise and government customers worldwide.

Prior to joining Telesat, Mr. Goldberg was CEO of SES New Skies, following its acquisition by SES, where he also sat on the SES Executive Committee. Before the acquisition, he held successive leadership roles at New Skies, including CEO, Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Goldberg held senior legal and regulatory positions at PanAmSat, serving as Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs. He began his legal career in Washington, D.C., practicing at Covington & Burling and later served as a Deputy Prosecutor in the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in Boise, Idaho, and then as an associate lawyer at Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Goldberg served as the inaugural Chair of the Space Canada board of directors and was Chairman of the Board of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) from 2023 to 2025. He earned his undergraduate degree with highest honors from the University of Virginia and holds a law degree from Harvard Law School, graduating cum laude.