Shawn Duffy
Chief Accounting Officer
Shawn Duffy serves as Chief Accounting Officer at Viasat, Inc., where she oversees global accounting and regulatory reporting, tax strategy, audit functions, as well as corporate governance, compliance, and risk.
Shawn joined Viasat in 2005. During her long tenure with the Company, she has held a number of senior financial positions including Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer focused on driving growth, financial advisory and governance across our extensive global footprint. Prior to joining Viasat, Shawn was a senior manager at Ernst & Young, LLP, providing many of their large-scale West Coast technology and retail clients with assurance and merger & acquisition services. Before that, she held senior finance leadership positions at consumer-packaged goods retailers Charlotte Russe and Sweet Factory, among others.
Shawn has served on the California State University—San Marcos Business School Advisory Board for more than five years, helping educate the next-generation workforce on global economic growth principles. She also devotes her volunteer time to empowering youth and women while advocating for STEM/STEAM education.
Shawn is a certified public accountant in the State of California. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from San Diego State University.