# EchoStar > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/echostar-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 25 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-14T14:35:32.475605+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T14:35:32.475605+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: EchoStar CORP - Display name: EchoStar ## Leadership - Cantey M. Ergen: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Charles W. Ergen: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - George R. Brokaw: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - James DeFranco: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Kathleen Q. Abernathy: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Lisa W. Hershman: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - R. Stanton Dodge: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Stephen J. Bye: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Tom A. Ortolf: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - William D. Wade: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3. - Charles W. Ergen: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4. - Dean A. Manson: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4. - Hamid Akhavan: Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital & Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:5. - John W. Swieringa: President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4. - Kenneth G. Carroll: Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:5. - Paul Gaske: Chief Operating Officer, Hughes. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4. - Paul W. Orban: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - EchoStar CORP. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. ## Official Website - https://www.echostar.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:2. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. - NV. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. - Communication Services. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. - Telecommunications. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1. - https://www.echostar.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:2. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp). - alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:2: [EchoStar Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465926021817/tmb-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:3: [EchoStar Corporation DEF 14A 2025-03-21](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000155837025003470/tmb-20250502xdef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:4: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:evidence:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:5: [EchoStar Corporation key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=SATS). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/echostar-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/echostar-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/echostar-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp