Advisory Committee
Robert Demers
Senior Vice President
AMERICOM Government Services (AGS)
Robert Demers joined Americom Government Services in February 2006 and is currently serving as the Senior Vice President in McLean, Virginia. He is responsible for Strategic Satellite Solutions and is charged with developing strategic options for the development of future spacecraft and bandwidth capacity.
Prior to joining the Americom Government Services team, Demers served as Vice President of government solutions for Inmarsat, where he established the Washington D.C. office and was responsible for the full range of North American commercial development and government relations.
In addition to his work with Inmarsat, Demers was general manager of global government services at ICO Global Communications, Inc., a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) company that was later acquired by Craig McCaw. Demers spent 22 years in the United States Army, serving in a variety of capacities including service as a combat helicopter pilot, an Aviation Unit Commander and as Army liaison to the U.S. Senate.
He is a graduate of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, as well as a graduate of the U.S. Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, Alabama.
