Charlie Ergen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charlie Ergen
Occupation	Businessman
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1953(1953-03-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	Oak Ridge
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Pisces

Charlie Ergen Biography

Charlie Ergen is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on March 1, 1953 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.

Charles William Ergen (born March 1, 1953) is an American billionaire businessman. He is co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar. He stepped down as CEO of Dish in May 2011 in favor of Joseph Clayton. Ergen resumed as CEO upon Clayton’s March 2015 retirement and was CEO until December 2017, when he promoted president and COO Erik Carlson to CEO, but remains as chairman. Reuters reported that the move was effected to remove the day-to-day responsibilities of running DISH and provide more time for Ergen to build out the company’s emerging wireless business. Ergen owns 48 percent of Dish and 46 percent of Echostar shares. He holds 78 percent of Dish’s and 72 percent of EchoStar’s total voting power.

In 1980 Ergen, his future wife Candy, and Jim DeFranco started a new business called EchoSphere Corporation, investing $60,000 to purchase two C-Band antennas, targeting rural Colorado. They drove around the Denver metro area on a small budget, selling satellite dishes from the back of their truck.

Charlie Ergen Net Worth

Charlie Ergen is one of the richest Businessman from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charlie Ergen 's net worth $10.5 billion (November 2019). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ergen was born into an Episcopalian family in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on March 1, 1953, the fourth of five children born to Viola (née Siebenthal) and William Krasny Ergen. His mother was one of the first female accountants in the state of Minnesota. His father was an Austrian immigrant who was working in Sweden as a nuclear physicist, and left Europe prior to World War II. His father coined the phrase “China Syndrome”. His parents married in Minnesota in 1944 and then moved to Camden, New Jersey, before settling in Oak Ridge where his father accepted a position at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Ergen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University. He was a professional blackjack and poker player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Charlie Ergen Dating?

According to our records, Charlie Ergen married to Cantey Ergen. As of December 1, 2023, Charlie Ergen’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Charlotte Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charlie Ergen celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

How old is Charles Ergen?

69 years (March 1, 1953)

What companies does Charlie Ergen own?

Charlie Ergen is the cofounder and chairman of satellite TV provider Dish Network and satellite communications company EchoStar.

How much is Charles Ergen worth?

6.1 billion USD (2022)

Who is the CEO of EchoStar?

Hamid Akhavan (Mar 31, 2022–)

What country owns Dish Network?

DISH Network Corporation (DISH, an acronym for DIgital Sky Highway) is an American television provider and the owner of the direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish, commonly known as Dish Network, and the over-the-top IPTV service, Sling TV.