| Charles William Ergen |
Charles William Ergen is the founder of Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association (founded in 1986), DISH Network Corp. (founded in 1980), EchoStar Corp. (founded in 1980), and CONX Corp. (founded in 2020). He currently holds the position of Chairman at DISH DBS Corp., Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Tarana Wireless, Inc., EchoStar UK Holdings Ltd., and Sawatch Ltd. Additionally, Mr. Ergen has a background in education, having obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Wake Forest School of Business. |
| John W. Swieringa |
John W. Swieringa is currently the Chief Operating Officer & President-Technology at DISH Network Corp. He is also the President & Chief Operating Officer at DISH Wireless LLC. In addition, he holds the position of Co-President, Chief Technology & Operating Officer at DISH Network LLC and President-Technology & Co-Chief Operating Officer at EchoStar Corp. Previously, he served as the COO & Group President-Retail Wireless at DISH Network Corp. from 2007 to 2022. He also worked as the Chief Information Officer at Colorado Technology Association. Mr. Swieringa completed his undergraduate degree at Bucknell University and holds an MBA from Daniels College of Business. |
| Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri |
Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DISH Network Corp., EchoStar Corp., and Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. He is also the Co-President & Chief Executive Officer at DISH Network LLC. In addition, he serves as a Director at NICE inContact, Inc., Freedom Mobile, Inc., and the National Broadband Plan. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Servion Global Solutions, Inc. and a Director at Blackpoint Holdings LLC. Previously, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at T-Mobile International AG and Unify GmbH & Co. KG. He was also the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Telekom Deutschland GmbH and a Director at Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA. He served as an Independent Director at Vonage Holdings Corp. and Anterix, Inc. He was a Director-Supervisory Board at T-Mobile Czech Republic as and T-Mobile Netherlands Holding BV. He was the Chief Operating Officer at Deutsche Telekom AG and a Principal at Telcom Ventures LLC. He was a Partner at Twin Point Capital LLC and Long Arc Capital LP. He has also held various director positions at One 2 One Personal Communications Ltd., Tinubu Square SA, Unify, Inc., Analytical Surveys, Inc., VEON Ltd., and Long Arc Capital LP. He holds a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology. |
| Tom A. Ortolf |
Tom A. Ortolf is currently serving as the Secretary, Treasurer & Director at DISH Network Corp. since 2005, as the Director at DISH DBS Corp. since 2024, and as an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. since 2023. Previously, he held the position of Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. from 2007 to 2019 and served as the President & Chief Operating Officer at DISH Network Corp. from 1988 to 1991. He also held the title of President at Colorado Meadowlark Corp. |
