Gary Parsons
Chairman at The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc.
Net worth: 13 M $ as of 2024-04-29
Profile
Gary Michael Parsons is the founder of XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (founded in 1992), Telecom USA, Inc. (founded in 1984), and SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (founded in 1996).
He held the title of Chairman at XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Executive Vice President at Telecom USA, Inc., and Chairman at SkyTerra Communications, Inc. Mr. Parsons was also the founder of TerreStar Networks, Inc. (founded in [YEAR]).
His current job(s) include being the Co-Chairman at The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc. since 1992, Chairman at NextNav LLC since 2011, Executive Chairman at TORAD Engineering LLC, Director at Omnispace LLC, Director at Siden, Inc., and Vice President-Sales at Star Brands North America, Inc.His former job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer & Director at NextNav Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer at MCImetro, Inc. (from 1994 to 1996), Chairman at MidWave Wireless, Inc. (from 1996 to 2002), Chairman at XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (from 1997 to 2008), Chairman at LightSquared I LP, Chairman at Sirius XM.
Radio, Inc. (from 2008 to 2009), Chairman at NextNav, Inc. (from 2021 to 2024), Director at Sorrento Networks International, Inc., Director at SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Inc., Director at WorldSpace, Inc., Director at Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc. (from 2005 to 2009), and Director at Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd.
He was also an Executive Vice President at MCI Communications Corp.
(from 1990 to 1996).
Mr. Parsons's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Clemson University and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NEXTNAV INC.
1.43% | 2024-03-28 | 1,605,914 ( 1.43% ) | 13 M $ | 2024-04-29 |
Gary Parsons active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc.
 The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Alliance to End Homelessness provides housing facility to homeless. It offers housing first, rapid re-housing, ten essentials, community plan, prevention and diversion solutions. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Chairman | 1991-12-31 |
Star Brands North America, Inc.
 Star Brands North America, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Star Brands North America, Inc. manufactures confectionery products. It provides chocolate confectionary products including DeMets Turtles, DeMets Flipz, DeMets Treasures and DeMets Stix. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Sales & Marketing | - |
NextNav LLC
 NextNav LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NextNav LLC provides location services for indoor and urban environments. It offers positioning technology to allow mobile phones and other devices to reliably determine their location in indoor and urban environments where GPS signals can’t be received. The firm's technology combines accurate horizontal positioning with floor-level height precision. The company was founded by Ganesh Pattabiraman, Subbu Meiyappan and Arun Raghupathy in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Chairman | 2010-12-31 |
Omnispace LLC
 Omnispace LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Omnispace LLC engages in the development and operation of mobile satellite services and related networks services. It provides scheduled communications and machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity services enabling low-cost/low-complexity communications modules to communicate with the satellite. The company was founded on May 08, 2012 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Siden LLC
 Siden LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Siden LLC provides a cloud solution to expand network capacity by acting as a wireless operator CDN. The company is based in New York, NY. The company moves the network edge into the home, prepositions premium video content into home caches to serve locally to customers, and efficiently distributes wireless internet. Siden values curiosity, respect, and leadership, and these values define how the company builds its business. The company was founded by Boris Bogatin, and James A. Nelson has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Director/Board Member | - |
| TORAD Engineering LLC | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Gary Parsons
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NEXTNAV INC. | Chairman | 2024-05-15 |
NextNav Holdings LLC
 NextNav Holdings LLC Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications NextNav Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-09-30 |
| SkyTerra Communications, Inc. | Founder | 2009-12-31 |
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Training of Gary Parsons
| Clemson University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of South Carolina | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| NEXTNAV INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 22 |
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Sorrento Networks International, Inc.
 Sorrento Networks International, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Sorrento Networks International, Inc. provides metro optical access solutions. It offers GigaMux 1600, an advanced CWDM and DWDM that offers optical transport from customer premises to regional backbone; GigaMux 3200, GigaMux 3234, and GigaMux 3217, which are advanced CWDM and DWDM products that offer optical transport from customer premises to regional backbone; GigaMux 6400, a metro and regional DWDM transport system for scalable architectures; and GigaMux 6440, a DWDM solution that quadruples bandwidth capacity. The firm also offers installation services, including project planning and management, site surveys, deployment activities, reporting, and follow up; training; and support services. The company was founded by James W. Nevelle and Timothy Anderson in 1993 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Electronic Technology |
MidWave Wireless, Inc.
 MidWave Wireless, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications MidWave Wireless, Inc. owns and operates a terrestrial and satellite networks. It provides two-way mobile and internet communications solutions, as well as wireless electronic mail services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Communications |
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.
 XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. is a satellite radio service company, providing music, entertainment and information programming for reception by vehicle, home and portable radios. The company satellite radios are primarily distributed through automakers ('OEMs'); retail locations and through their website. The company is incorporated on May 16th , 1997 and is headquartered in Washington. | Consumer Services |
SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Inc.
 SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. delivers more than 120 channels of commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information and sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. It offers around 65 channels of commercial-free CD-quality music and 50 channels of news, sports and talk programs to vehicles. It has sports content that deals with the National Football League and NASCAR. | Consumer Services |
LightSquared I LP
 LightSquared I LP Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications LightSquared I LP provides mobile satellite communications. It offers wireless data, voice, fax, and dispatch radio services via its two MSAT satellites. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA | Communications |
TerreStar Networks, Inc.
 TerreStar Networks, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications TerreStar Networks, Inc. provides IP mobile communication network services. It specializes in Satellite Communications, First Satellite/Cellular Smartphone, M2M Communications and Mobile Satellite Services. The company was founded in 2002 by Lon C. Levin and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Communications |
MCI Communications Corp.
 MCI Communications Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., MCI Communications Corp. is an American telecommunications company. The company is based in Washington. MCI Communications was acquired by MCI, Inc. on September 15, 1998 for $42,459.16 million. | Communications |
WorldSpace, Inc.
 WorldSpace, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications WorldSpace, Inc. provides direct satellite delivery of digital audio and multimedia services. It is the licensed provider of satellite-based digital radio outside of North America, South Korea and Japan. Its broadcast coverage area includes most of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It offers music, news, education, and entertainment channels to about 53,000 paying subscribers, more than a third of which are in India. The company was founded on July 29, 1990 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD. | Communications |
The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc.
The National Alliance to End Homelessness, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Alliance to End Homelessness provides housing facility to homeless. It offers housing first, rapid re-housing, ten essentials, community plan, prevention and diversion solutions. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc.
 Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc. engages in the digital audio entertainment business. It offers an array of content from many news and entertainment brands as well as professional sports leagues including, the NHL, NFL, MLB and CFL. The firm's programming is available on a variety of devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks and boats, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. The company was founded on July 31, 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Consumer Services |
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
 XM Satellite Radio, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology XM Satellite Radio, Inc. delivers satellite radio programs. It engages in broadcasting music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather channels. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Electronic Technology |
Star Brands North America, Inc.
Star Brands North America, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Star Brands North America, Inc. manufactures confectionery products. It provides chocolate confectionary products including DeMets Turtles, DeMets Flipz, DeMets Treasures and DeMets Stix. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd.
 Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd. provides satellite-based multimedia services. Its services include streaming video, audio and data as well as web access, infotainment and social applications. The firm specializes in delivering applications for rural development, e-governance, emergency communications, remote connectivity, and strategic services. The company was founded by Ramachandran Viswanathan, Chandrasekhar Gangarudraiah Muthugadagalli and James F. Fox in 2004 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Electronic Technology |
| MCImetro, Inc. | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
 Sirius XM Radio, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Sirius XM Radio, Inc. provides satellite radio services. It broadcasts music, sports, entertainment, comedy, news, and weather channels. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
| Telecom USA, Inc. | Communications |
| SkyTerra Communications, Inc. | Communications |
NextNav LLC
NextNav LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services NextNav LLC provides location services for indoor and urban environments. It offers positioning technology to allow mobile phones and other devices to reliably determine their location in indoor and urban environments where GPS signals can’t be received. The firm's technology combines accurate horizontal positioning with floor-level height precision. The company was founded by Ganesh Pattabiraman, Subbu Meiyappan and Arun Raghupathy in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
NextNav Holdings LLC
NextNav Holdings LLC Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications NextNav Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Communications |
Omnispace LLC
Omnispace LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Omnispace LLC engages in the development and operation of mobile satellite services and related networks services. It provides scheduled communications and machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity services enabling low-cost/low-complexity communications modules to communicate with the satellite. The company was founded on May 08, 2012 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA. | Communications |
Siden LLC
Siden LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Siden LLC provides a cloud solution to expand network capacity by acting as a wireless operator CDN. The company is based in New York, NY. The company moves the network edge into the home, prepositions premium video content into home caches to serve locally to customers, and efficiently distributes wireless internet. Siden values curiosity, respect, and leadership, and these values define how the company builds its business. The company was founded by Boris Bogatin, and James A. Nelson has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Technology Services |
| TORAD Engineering LLC |
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