David Margolese

Canadian entrepreneur who previously founded the massive cellular provider Rogers Wireless.

David Margolese founded CD Radio (which was later renamed Sirius Satellite Radio) in 1990. Believing that consumers would pay for commercial-free, digital-quality radio broadcast from space, he spent a decade fiercely lobbying the FCC to allocate satellite frequencies. He raised the massive $1.5 billion required to launch the initial constellation of satellites before resigning as CEO in 2001, just as the service finally launched.