Tom Killalea
About Tom Killalea
Tom Killalea (age 58) is an independent Class II director of Satellogic Inc., serving since 2022, with deep technology leadership experience spanning product development, digital innovation, customer experience, and security . He previously led critical infrastructure and security teams at Amazon and later served as VP of Technology for the Kindle Content Ecosystem; he founded and ran Aoinle from 2014–2021, and holds a B.Ed from the National University of Ireland and a B.S. in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoinle | President | Nov 2014 – Dec 2021 | Technology advisory; private consulting |
| Amazon | VP Technology, Kindle Content Ecosystem | May 1998 – Nov 2014 | Led Kindle content tech; senior product/tech leadership |
| Amazon | Led Infrastructure & Distributed Systems team (became key part of AWS Platform) | 1998–2014 | Cloud-scale infrastructure; platform impact |
| Amazon | Chief Information Security Officer; VP Security | 1998–2014 | Enterprise security leadership; risk management |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) | Chairman of the Board | Current | N/A (not disclosed in SATL proxy) |
| Capital One (NYSE: COF) | Director | Current | N/A (not disclosed in SATL proxy) |
| Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) | Director | Current | N/A (not disclosed in SATL proxy) |
| Xoom (acquired by PayPal) | Director | Mar 2015 – Nov 2015 | N/A (not disclosed in SATL proxy) |
| Carbon Black (acquired by VMware) | Director | Apr 2017 – Oct 2019 | N/A (not disclosed in SATL proxy) |
| ACM Queue (Association for Computing Machinery) | Editorial Board | Current | Technology thought leadership |
Note: Committee assignments at external boards are not disclosed in SATL’s proxy .
Board Governance
- Committee assignments (2024): Audit (member), Compensation (member), Nominating & Corporate Governance (member). Not on Finance Committee .
- Chairs: None for Killalea; committee chairs were Kennedy (Audit), Wang (Compensation, Nominating), Mnuchin (Finance) .
- Independence: The Board determined Killalea is an independent director under Nasdaq standards; audit and compensation committees composed of independent directors per applicable rules .
- Attendance: Each director attended at least 75% of the Board and committee meetings on which they served in 2024; all directors present at the 2024 annual meeting .
- Executive sessions: Independent directors meet regularly in executive sessions .
- Board classification: Class II continuing director with term expiring in 2026 .
| Committee | Role | Meetings held in 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Audit | Member | 5 |
| Compensation | Member | 2 |
| Nominating & Corporate Governance | Member | 1 |
| Finance | Not a member | 10 |
Fixed Compensation
| Component | 2024 Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Fees earned or paid in cash | $0 |
| Stock awards (RSUs, grant-date fair value) | $235,000 |
| Total | $235,000 |
| RSU Grant Date | September 4, 2024 |
| RSU Vesting Date | May 31, 2025 |
- Messrs. Galperin and Killalea elected to receive the cash portion of director compensation in equity (RSUs) .
- Non-employee director annual compensation is constrained by plan limits: aggregate cash plus award value generally capped at $500,000 per fiscal year (first year $800,000; exceptions allowed for non-executive chair/extraordinary circumstances) .
Performance Compensation
| Item | Disclosure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Performance metrics tied to director compensation | None disclosed | Annual director grants were time-vesting RSUs; no performance metrics specified |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Company | Role | Potential Interlock/Conflict |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | Chairman of the Board | None disclosed in SATL filings |
| Capital One | Director | None disclosed in SATL filings |
| Akamai | Director | None disclosed in SATL filings |
- Related party transactions disclosed include arrangements with Liberty Strategic Capital and Officina Stellare; the proxy does not identify any related party transactions involving Tom Killalea .
Expertise & Qualifications
- Technology leadership across product development, digital innovation, customer experience, and security; former Amazon CISO and platform infrastructure leader .
- Financial literacy sufficient for audit committee membership under Nasdaq and SEC rules; all audit committee members meet financial literacy requirements .
- Education: B.Ed (National University of Ireland); B.S., Computer Science (Trinity College Dublin) .
Equity Ownership
| Holder | Class A Shares Beneficially Owned | % of Class | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thomas Killalea | 339,949 | * | October 15, 2025 |
- “*” indicates less than 1% ownership; percentages are based on 97,185,435 Class A shares and 10,582,641 Class B shares outstanding as of October 15, 2025 .
Governance Assessment
- Alignment: Killalea holds 339,949 Class A shares and elected equity in lieu of cash for his 2024 director retainer, signaling ownership alignment .
- Board effectiveness: Active non-chair membership across Audit, Compensation, and Governance committees supports oversight breadth; committees are majority independent (Audit fully independent), with regular executive sessions for independent directors .
- Attendance and engagement: Met the ≥75% attendance threshold for Board/committees in 2024; present at the 2024 annual meeting .
- Compensation structure: Director pay primarily in equity; $235,000 RSUs granted in 2024 (vested May 31, 2025) with plan-level caps that help mitigate pay inflation risk .
- Conflicts and related party exposure: SATL’s “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” section lists transactions with Liberty Strategic Capital and Officina Stellare; no related-party transactions disclosed involving Killalea .