International Directory of Business Biographies


Charlie Ergen Biography

Chairman and chief executive officer, EchoStar Communications Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: March 1, 1953, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Education: University of Tennessee, BS, 1975; Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University, MBA, 1976.

Family: Son of William K. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist) and Viola (business manager of the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Tennessee; maiden name unknown); married Cantey (cofounder of Echostar; maiden name unknown); children: five.

Career: Frito-Lay, 1976–1978, financial analyst (certified public accountant); EchoStar Communications Corporation...

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