Peter Hadinger ('81, Electrical and Electronics Engineering)

Peter Hadinger

President, Inmarsat Incorporated

BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona, 1981

MBA, George Mason University, 1996

Peter Hadinger built his first tube radio when he was eight years old. The son of a father who worked at General Dynamics and a mother who had worked for an aerospace firm, Peter worked part-time at General Dynamics on the Standard Missile program while earning his degree.

“Between electrical engineering labs and Rose Float, the ‘hands-on’ Cal Poly Pomona approach to tackling tough challenges made a difference throughout my career. Run towards challenge,” Peter says.

Hired by TRW Systems Group after graduation, Peter designed the processing core of the MILSTAR satellite payload and became manager of a department that developed complex analog and digital subsystems for government satellites. Peter later moved to Washington D.C., was nominated for a Brookings Congressional Fellowship and served as a legislative assistant in the 103rd Congress, focusing on technology, trade and budget matters.

After TRW was acquired by Northrop Grumman, Peter directed programs and initiatives including advanced ISR and Satcom programs, air-space integration, and cyber, international and regulatory efforts.

Today, Peter is president of the U.S. government business unit. of Inmarsat, the owner and operator of global satellite networks that provide communication services to maritime, enterprise, government and aviation clients worldwide.