# EchoStar > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | 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 | 43 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 12 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: EchoStar CORP - Display name: EchoStar ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-19T15:48:26.039116+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.455 | | Record Quality | 0.804 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 8 | | Governance events | 21 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | PUBLISHED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Cantey M. Ergen: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:10 - Charles W. Ergen: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2007-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:11 - George R. Brokaw: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Compensation (member); Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:12 - James DeFranco: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:13 - Kathleen Q. Abernathy: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Compensation (chair); Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:14 - Lisa W. Hershman: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation (member); Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:15 - R. Stanton Dodge: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2009-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:16 - Stephen J. Bye: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:17 - Tom A. Ortolf: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:18 - William D. Wade: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2017-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:19 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: George R. Brokaw. Members: George R. Brokaw (chair, current); Lisa W. Hershman (member, current); Tom A. Ortolf (member, current); William D. Wade (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:audit - Audit · Chair; Compensation (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: George R. Brokaw (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:audit-chair-compensation - Audit; Compensation (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Lisa W. Hershman (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:audit-compensation - Audit; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Tom A. Ortolf (member, current); William D. Wade (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:audit-nominating-and-governance - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Kathleen Q. Abernathy. Members: Kathleen Q. Abernathy (chair, current); George R. Brokaw (member, current); Lisa W. Hershman (member, current); R. Stanton Dodge (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:compensation - Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Kathleen Q. Abernathy (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:compensation-chair-nominating-and-governance - Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: R. Stanton Dodge (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:compensation-nominating-and-governance-chair - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: R. Stanton Dodge. Members: R. Stanton Dodge (chair, current); Kathleen Q. Abernathy (member, current); Tom A. Ortolf (member, current); William D. Wade (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:echostar-corp:nominating-and-governance ## Executive leadership - Charles W. Ergen: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:20 - Dean A. Manson: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:21 - Hamid Akhavan: Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital & Director [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:22 - John W. Swieringa: President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:23 - Kenneth G. Carroll: Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:24 - Paul Gaske: Chief Operating Officer, Hughes [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:25 - Paul W. Orban: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:26 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Cantey M. Ergen seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:93osrd1m3hn1t - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: George R. Brokaw seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qhmezdhp22tb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: James DeFranco seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ub390kce5qqe - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kathleen Q. Abernathy seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1deqbax172ybt9 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Stephen J. Bye seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13ivx521vi7z7q - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Tom A. Ortolf seat on EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1etex911nn5pll - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Compensation committee of EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1t119djfl7s0j - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: George R. Brokaw member of Audit · Chair; Compensation, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1uplslquabwzg - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:tloiephur8qx - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Tom A. Ortolf member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:az46hf16gqm0t - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of EchoStar, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:d7iw0xppdki5 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Kathleen Q. Abernathy member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1q3djv01nvpvq8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lisa W. Hershman seat on EchoStar, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5x0e3ofqik7e - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation committee of EchoStar, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1pol2dy1hvirhi - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Lisa W. Hershman member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13dk5k33774fp - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William D. Wade seat on EchoStar, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13znrmv1gbd0o7 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: William D. Wade member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:p842711k1j8rf - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: R. Stanton Dodge seat on EchoStar, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:5raoc75k4r3b - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of EchoStar, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2ec5zj1amr3j3 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: R. Stanton Dodge member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:95122kbhbaby - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Charles W. Ergen seat on EchoStar, effective 2007-01-01. Effective: 2007-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:42:52.906692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1j3dyksgbw8mi ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/echostar-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/echostar-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:george-r-brokaw","name":"George R. Brokaw"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:29: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:lisa-w-hershman","name":"Lisa W. Hershman"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:30: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:tom-a-ortolf","name":"Tom A. Ortolf"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:31: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-d-wade","name":"William D. Wade"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:33: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kathleen-q-abernathy","name":"Kathleen Q. Abernathy"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:34: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:george-r-brokaw","name":"George R. Brokaw"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:35: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:lisa-w-hershman","name":"Lisa W. Hershman"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:36: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:r-stanton-dodge","name":"R. Stanton Dodge"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:38: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:r-stanton-dodge","name":"R. Stanton Dodge"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:39: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:kathleen-q-abernathy","name":"Kathleen Q. Abernathy"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:40: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:tom-a-ortolf","name":"Tom A. Ortolf"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:41: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-d-wade","name":"William D. Wade"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Cantey M. Ergen: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Charles W. Ergen: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - George R. Brokaw: Director, Audit · Chair; Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - James DeFranco: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Kathleen Q. Abernathy: Director, Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Lisa W. Hershman: Director, Audit; Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - R. Stanton Dodge: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Stephen J. Bye: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Tom A. Ortolf: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - William D. Wade: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11. - Charles W. Ergen: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:12fae9451ec55685e06b290505e1987034b08b457e4aec5d1271158f94270920. - Dean A. Manson: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:33e6749160ec3b212dcce89a66fb1b78855d1e3e2796050bc1f00ddefd9e2df5. - Hamid Akhavan: Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital & Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0681936a3e6e0cd081352199e13849a1b43a1433074c2c17a4ee02be8709c4a9. - John W. Swieringa: President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ce45f7196a5c2490d16deb0849a7a4cae4cc35fb6ff2fc79dfdbfbefbdafa3e. - Kenneth G. Carroll: Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e7ef1e73d9681cda662e1b690c3d7b1da0b055ba2e5b860b2861c3786df2ca0. - Paul Gaske: Chief Operating Officer, Hughes. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e74a413ee7c48e6ebc6896e4265b93868ec4af86cc2b0c212b895a2a6f0c700. - Paul W. Orban: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:leadership_role:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:978e0b44187959dc76fdce603634d818c165248f0c32c24746b03658dacf3c26. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair George R. Brokaw; Members George R. Brokaw (Chair); Lisa W. Hershman; Tom A. Ortolf; William D. Wade. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_record:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Compensation: Chair Kathleen Q. Abernathy; Members Kathleen Q. Abernathy (Chair); George R. Brokaw; Lisa W. Hershman; R. Stanton Dodge. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_record:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Nominating and Governance: Chair R. Stanton Dodge; Members R. Stanton Dodge (Chair); Kathleen Q. Abernathy; Tom A. Ortolf; William D. Wade. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_record:37. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - S&P 500 (SPX). Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:index_membership:42. Valid from: 2026-03-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:827a22a1567eda11fa866650563f33918ee2975144378fa7fd6f46399da5427a. ## Legal Name - EchoStar CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. ## Official Website - https://www.echostar.com. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:official_website:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:67d43f191fb0f8fb49dd98d8becb9022cfd74e8ccbd53a455bb39f0f6a5ddb83. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. - NV. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. - Communication Services. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:published_fact:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. - Telecommunications. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:published_fact:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. - https://www.echostar.com. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:published_fact:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:67d43f191fb0f8fb49dd98d8becb9022cfd74e8ccbd53a455bb39f0f6a5ddb83. ## Committee Appointment - George R. Brokaw: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Lisa W. Hershman: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Tom A. Ortolf: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - William D. Wade: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Kathleen Q. Abernathy: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - George R. Brokaw: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Lisa W. Hershman: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:35. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - R. Stanton Dodge: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:36. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - R. Stanton Dodge: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:38. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Kathleen Q. Abernathy: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:39. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - Tom A. Ortolf: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:40. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. - William D. Wade: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:committee_appointment:41. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa. ## Security Listing - ECHO (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:security_listing:43. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. - SATS (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:47e43fb3-cd9b-4277-8e99-93f9267a7c78:security_listing:44. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0. ## 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:projection-evidence:3982b35b80e292a2ee5ce6f850de5842c5a208890d9107d98642888e98d717e0: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/echostar-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:67d43f191fb0f8fb49dd98d8becb9022cfd74e8ccbd53a455bb39f0f6a5ddb83: [EchoStar Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465926021817/tmb-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72a5e3b50f5ecaa2254dabbfccb005bc7ab06a1e5353dc1977b23399f96cf11: [EchoStar Corporation DEF 14A 2025-03-21](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000155837025003470/tmb-20250502xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:12fae9451ec55685e06b290505e1987034b08b457e4aec5d1271158f94270920: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:33e6749160ec3b212dcce89a66fb1b78855d1e3e2796050bc1f00ddefd9e2df5: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0681936a3e6e0cd081352199e13849a1b43a1433074c2c17a4ee02be8709c4a9: [EchoStar Corporation key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=SATS). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ce45f7196a5c2490d16deb0849a7a4cae4cc35fb6ff2fc79dfdbfbefbdafa3e: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e7ef1e73d9681cda662e1b690c3d7b1da0b055ba2e5b860b2861c3786df2ca0: [EchoStar Corporation key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=SATS). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e74a413ee7c48e6ebc6896e4265b93868ec4af86cc2b0c212b895a2a6f0c700: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:978e0b44187959dc76fdce603634d818c165248f0c32c24746b03658dacf3c26: SATS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:841a598365044f232c5eab1bd29c947263ff077c09cd1967b638c929172661fa: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465926108960/sats-20261030xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:827a22a1567eda11fa866650563f33918ee2975144378fa7fd6f46399da5427a: [S&P 500](https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500). ## 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. ## 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?format=record) - [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 ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-19T15:48:25.692372+00:00; recorded 2026-10-19T15:48:25.692372+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.