DISH Network
Headquartered in Meridian, Colorado, DISH Network is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Media and Entertainment industry. W. Erik Carlson and Charles W. Ergen serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $697,161 to Republican causes and $1,077,237 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, DISH Network currently holds a ‘High’ rating.
Company Leadership
W. Erik Carlson
W. Erik Carlson serves as President, CEO, and Board Member at DISH Network, based in Englewood, CO with a tenure of twenty-nine years. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Bradley University. Carlson has contributed $16,250 to Republican causes and $15,500 to Democrat causes.
Charles W. Ergen
Charles W. Ergen is the Chairman of the Board at DISH Network, a position he has held for 44 years. DISH Network is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. Ergen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University. He has contributed $254,400 to Republican causes and $435,975 to Democrat causes.
Political Contributions of Leadership
Leadership
President, CEO, & Board Member
W. Erik Carlson
Chairman of the Board
Charles W. Ergen
Sr. VP, Sling TV Marketing
Ajinkya “Jinx” Joglekar
Executive Vice President, DISH TV
Amir Ahmed
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Product Officer
Andrea Farris
Senior Vice President, Programming
Andy LeCuyer
Sr. VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Artie Wilkowsky
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Atilla Tinic
Sr. VP of Broadcast and Spacecraft Operations
Brent Gale
Senior Advisor
Brian Neylon
Senior Vice President, Wireless Security Architecture and Product Security
Dale Drew
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering
Dan Minnick
Executive Vice President, Network Development
Dave Mayo
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, DISH Wireless
Doug Balsbough
Senior Vice President of DISH Technologies
Drew Major
Executive Vice President and Group President of Sling TV
Gary Schanman
Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering
Gregg Martch
Senior Vice President, National Radio Frequency Engineering
Heather Campbell
Senior Vice President and Chief Solutions Engineering Officer
In-Kyung Kim
Director and Executive Vice President
James DeFranco
Senior Vice President, IT Shared Services
Jamie Williams
Executive Vice President, Wireless Operations
Jeff McSchooler
Executive Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs
Jeffrey Blum
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Jim Allen
Co-founder, Executive Vice President and Director
Jim DeFranco
President and Chief Operating Officer, DISH Wireless
John Swieringa
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Retail Wireless
Jonathan Sipling
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Kannan Alagappan
Executive Vice President, Customer Experience Operations
Kathy Schneider
Senior Vice President, DISH Media
Kevin Arrix
Senior Vice President, Customer Retention and Marketing
Kevin Covell
Senior Vice President, Direct Sales
Kieran Callaghan
Senior Vice President, DISH Commercial Business
Kris Singleton
Senior Vice President, Finance
Kyle Bemis
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Larry Katzin
Senior Vice President, Retail Wireless Operations
Lisa Walker
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Marc Rouanne
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Programming
Michael Cyran
Executive Vice President and Group President, Retail Wireless
Michael Kelly
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Narayan Iyengar
Senior Vice President, In-Home Services
Nick Rossetti
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Nick Sayeedi
Senior Vice President, Technology and Strategy
Paddy Rao
Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations
Patrick Joe
Senior Vice President, Retail Wireless Product
Paul Chapple
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul W. Orban
Senior Vice President, Retail Wireless Technology
Rob Bennett
Senior Vice President, 5G Development & Integration
Satish Sharma
Senior Vice President, Product and Operations, Sling TV
Seth Van Sickel
Senior Vice President, Billing and Credit
Shannon Picchione
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering, Sling TV
Suresh Somasundaram
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Timothy A. Messner
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Tom Cullen
Board Member
Candy Ergen
Board Member
George R. Brokaw
Board Member
Joseph T. Proietti
Board Member
Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Board Member
Stephen Bye
Board Member
Tom A. Ortolf
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board
Charlie Ergen