# Ron Faith

> Ron Faith is the President and CEO of RBC Signals, a Redmond, Washington company that runs a global ground station network letting satellite operators downlink data on demand instead of building their own dishes. A serial entrepreneur who launched Apple's first standalone internet product in the mid-1990s, ran mobile commerce at Qpass, and led cloud data-protection startup Datacastle to an acquisition by Carbonite, he returned to his aerospace roots in 2019 and took the top job in January 2024. He pairs a Dartmouth engineering-and-philosophy double major with a University of Washington master's spent researching frequency selective surfaces for Boeing.

- **Role:** President and CEO at RBC Signals
- **Organizations:** RBC Signals, Datacastle, Carbonite, Qpass, Apple Computer, Boeing Aerospace and Defense Group (research)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, double major in Engineering Sciences and Philosophy, Dartmouth College, MS, Electrical Engineering (research in frequency selective surfaces for Boeing), University of Washington
- **Known for:** Launched Apple's first standalone Internet product in the mid-1990s, Led Datacastle to acquisition by Carbonite, Holds a patent and is a published author

## Career timeline

- **mid-1990s** — Worked at Apple Computer and launched Apple's first standalone Internet product
- **2000s** — VP and General Manager of Mobile and Broadband Commerce at Qpass (later acquired by Amdocs)
- **2010s** — CEO of Datacastle, a cloud-based endpoint data protection company
- **2016** — Datacastle acquired by Carbonite (later OpenText)
- **2019** — Joined RBC Signals as President and Chief Operating Officer
- **2024** — Promoted to President and CEO of RBC Signals, effective January 8, 2024

## Achievements

- Launched Apple's first standalone Internet product in the mid-1990s
- Led Datacastle to acquisition by Carbonite
- Holds a patent and is a published author
- Conducted graduate aerospace research on frequency selective surfaces for Boeing
- Promoted to CEO of RBC Signals after five years as President and COO

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Promoted from President and COO to President and CEO of RBC Signals, effective January 8, 2024; founder Christopher Richins moved to Chief Strategy Officer and Board chair.
- **2024-10** — Spoke on 'Capturing Ground System Market Share in a Dynamic Space Environment' at the 2024 Satellite Innovation conference.
- **2025-04** — Listed as a speaker at the 40th Space Symposium.

## Links

- Website: https://rbcsignals.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-faith-742723
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RBCSignals
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RBCSignals/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21