Kevin Cohen serves as Commercial Director of the direct-to-device business at Viasat, Inc. He
is responsible for the Company’s direct-to-device initiative, which will utilize Viasat’s L-band
capabilities as well as partner satellite operator networks. This initiative is designed to
provide consumers, enterprises and the automotive industry with connectivity options in
cellular dead zones, utilizing standards based cellular solutions over satellite.
During his 16-year tenure, he has held multiple positions from engineering to project and
product management, business development and general manager for Viasat’s government
systems and consumer services. In 2016, Kevin successfully launched Viasat’s Community
Internet service across unserved and underserved communities across Nigeria, Mexico,
Guatemala, and Brazil. Today, Viasat’s residential, business internet and Prepaid Internet
offerings connect thousands of Latin American consumers and help close the region’s digital
gap.
Kevin studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and earned a Master of
Business Administration (MBA) degree from San Diego State University. He is fluent in
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese and speaks Turkish, Russian and French.
