Background
Briskman, Robert David was born on October 15, 1932 in New York City. Son of Nathan S. and Rose L. (Fishman) Briskman.
Briskman, Robert David was born on October 15, 1932 in New York City. Son of Nathan S. and Rose L. (Fishman) Briskman.
Biosystems Engineering, Princeton University, 1954; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Maryland., 1961.
Development engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1954-1955. Analyst Army Security Agency, Washington, 1956-1958. Chief of program support tracking and data acquisition National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959-1963.
Assistant vice president domestic systems Communication Satellite Corporation, 1964-1972. Assistant vice president space and information systems Comsat General Corporation, 1973-1976. Director pre-operational program Satellite Business Systems, McLean, Virginia, 1977-1979.
Vice president systems implementation Comsat General Corporation, Washington, 1980-1985. Senior vice president engineering and operations Geostar Corporation, 1986—1990. Co-founder, executive vice president engineering Sirius Satellite Radio Incorporated, New York York City, 1991—2001, technical executive, 2001—2008, Sirius XM Radio Inc., since 2009.
Captain United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Aerospace Communications award, 2007), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (vice president technical activities, secretary-treasurer, 1976-1978, Centennial medal, 1984, AESS Pioneer award, 2008), Washington Academy of Sciences, Washington Society Engineers (president 1988-1989). Member Old Crows, International Academy Astronautics, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, International Astronomical Federation (member space communications and navigation committee since 1989, chairman 2004-2007), Cosmos Club, Union League Club (New York City), Farragut Council (treasurer 2005-2009, president 09-).
Married Lenore Heffner, March 30, 1957. Children: Laura G., Sharon L., Robert D. Junior, Douglas E.