Satellite Industry Association Appoints Madeleine Chang as its New Director of Policy

Washington, D.C., October 07, 2024 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today is pleased to announce that Madeleine Chang has been appointed as SIA’s new Director of Policy. In her new role, Ms. Chang will support SIA’s legislative advocacy and regulatory work on spectrum, broadband connectivity, trade, cybersecurity and other key policy areas of interest that are of critical importance to the commercial satellite industry and the Association’s members.

Ms. Chang was most recently a Horizon Fellow with the Aerospace Security Project (ASP) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. ASP is a trusted resource for policymakers, offering expert commentary and in-depth analyses on policy issues, operational concepts, technology trends, and economic drivers in the space and air domains.

While with CSIS, Ms. Chang engaged U.S. government, industry and CSIS stakeholders with technical project proposals, progress updates, and report briefings. Prior to joining CSIS, as a software engineer with Lockheed Martin, she developed satellite software for national security projects contracted by U.S. government customers. Ms. Chang holds a master’s degree in Engineering Management from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY as well as bachelor’s degrees in Astronomy and Computer Science, also from Cornell.

“SIA is pleased to welcome Madeleine as the Association’s new Director of Policy,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “Madeleine’s satellite communications and remote sensing expertise as well as her liaison experience with the U.S. Government will be invaluable for her new role and we look forward to working with her as the newest addition to our team.”

The Satellite Industry Association is a recognized focal point for the U.S. commercial satellite industry based in Washington, DC, representing and advocating industry positions with key policy makers on Capitol Hill and with the White House, Federal Communications Commission and other key Executive Branch departments and agencies.

About The Satellite Industry Association
SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; Comtech; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; Eutelsat Group; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Northrop Grumman; Planet Labs PBC; SES Americom, Inc.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; AST Space Mobile; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; The Boeing Company; Eutelsat America Corp + OneWeb Technologies; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Inmarsat, Inc.; Kinematics; Kymeta Corporation; Lynk; Omnispace; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Skyloom; Telesat and ULA. SIA Affiliate Members include: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP; AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Digital Locations, Inc.; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Hogan Lovells; Integrasys LLC; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Orbital Research; Peraton; Plexus Corp; Sheppard Mullin; Wiley and XTAR, LLC.