| 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. |
| Michelle Pearre |
Michelle Pearre is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at EchoStar Corp. She started this position in 2017. Ms. Pearre completed her undergraduate degree at Barton College. |
| T. Paul Gaske |
T. Paul Gaske currently works at Hughes Communications, Inc., as Executive Vice President from 2006, EchoStar Corp., as Co-Chief Operating Officer from 2023, The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc., as Member, Hughes Network Systems LLC, as Executive VP & GM-North American Division from 2012, and Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Gaske received his graduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland. |
| Paul W. Orban |
Paul W. Orban is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at DISH DBS Corp. and EchoStar Corp. He is also a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. In addition, he holds the position of Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. Mr. Orban's former positions include being the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at DISH Network Corp. from 1996 to 2023. He also held the position of Senior Vice President & Controller at EchoStar Corp. and worked as an Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Orban obtained his undergraduate degree from The University of Colorado. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Lisa W. Hershman |
Lisa W. Hershman is the founder of DeNovo Group LLC, which was founded in 2012. She held the title of Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2018. Currently, Ms. Hershman holds two positions as an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. since 2021 and as Secretary at Indiana Commission for Higher Education since 2014. Ms. Hershman has held several former positions, including Chief Executive Officer at Hammer & Co. LLC from 2009 to 2011, Chief Executive Officer at Scrum Alliance, Inc. from 2017 to 2018, and Independent Director at 1st Source Corp. from 2018 to 2020. Ms. Hershman also has an education background, having received an undergraduate degree from Clarkson University. |
| George R. Brokaw |
George R. Brokaw is currently the Executive Chairman at Alico, Inc. and an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. He also holds positions as a Director at The Carter Burden Center, French-American Foundation, Alico Land Development, Inc., General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Huguenot Society of America, CTO Realty Growth, Inc., Trafelet Brokaw Capital Management LP, New York State Bar Association, 734 Agriculture LLC, Trafelet Brokaw & Co. LLC, and Trail Creek Partners LP. In the past, Mr. Brokaw served as an Independent Director at CTO Realty Growth, Inc., a Director at Capital Business Credit LLC, and an Independent Director at DISH Network Corp. He was also a Managing Director-Mergers & Acquisitions at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, an Independent Director at North American Construction Group Ltd., a Director at Exclusive Resorts LLC, a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners LLC, the Managing Director & Head-Private Equity at Perry Capital LLC, a Managing Director at Highbridge Principal Strategies Growth Equity, a Director at American Energy Partners, Inc. (Texas), a Director at Ovation LLC, a Managing Director at Perry Corp., a Director at Timberstar Southwest LLC, a Director at Value Place Ark Property Holdings LLC, a Director at Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp., a Director at Modern Media Acquisition Corp., and an Associate at Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.. Mr. Brokaw received a graduate degree in MBA from the University of Virginia and an undergraduate degree from Yale University. |
| William David Wade |
William David Wade is currently a Director at First Western Advisors and an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. He was previously the President, CEO & Executive Director at Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2016. He also held positions as an Executive Director at EchoStar Corp. from 1986 to 1990, Director-Business Development at Hutchison Whampoa (China) Ltd. from 1992 to 1994, and Director at Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia. Additionally, he was a Director at Global-IP Cayman from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Wade received a graduate degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah. |
| R. Stanton Dodge |
R. Stanton Dodge is currently serving as the Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at DraftKings Holdings, Inc. since 2020 and at DraftKings, Inc. since 2017. He is also an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp., a Director at National Jewish Health, Inc., and a Member at Colorado Concern. Previously, he held positions as the Secretary, Director, EVP & General Counsel at DISH DBS Corp. from 2012 to 2014, as well as the Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at DISH Network Corp. from 2007 to 2017. Additionally, he served as the Chief Legal Officer at DraftKings, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Vermont in 1991 and obtained his graduate degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1995. |
| Kathleen Quinn Abernathy |
Kathleen Quinn Abernathy is currently serving as the Chairman at ISO New England, Inc. and as an Independent Director at EchoStar Corp. She is also a Director at the John Gardner Fellowship Association, Children Now, Bai Communications Pty Ltd., and Somos, Inc. Additionally, she is a Member of The District of Columbia Bar and The Federal Communications Bar Association. In her former positions, Ms. Abernathy served as an Independent Director at DISH Network Corp. from 2019 to 2023. She was also a Director at Purple Communications, Inc. and held the position of Vice President-Federal Regulatory at AirTouch Communications. From 2013 to 2017, she served as the Executive Vice President-External Affairs at Frontier Communications Corp. She was a Partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP from 2006 to 2008 and at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP from 2008 to 2010. She also held the position of Vice President-Regulatory Affairs at US West, Inc. and Vice President-Public Policy at BroadBand Office, Inc. From 2001 to 2005, she served as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. Ms. Abernathy received her undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1982 and her graduate degree from Columbus School of Law. |
| 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. |
