Reimagining Connectivity
Our Vision
Our Vision
To change the way the world communicates.
Our Mission
Our Mission
To connect people and things.
Our Story
DISH has a 40-year history of innovation, from creating the first DVR which empowered our customers to view content like never before, to launching SLING TV, the world’s first live TV streaming platform. We’re now building America’s first Smart Network™, which will change the way the world communicates.
We’re a founder-led Fortune 200 company, which means we’ve been gaining expertise and developing talent since 1980. We’re driven by culture and purpose, not quarterly returns. We’re committed to thinking long term and doing it right the first time. After 40 years, our mission and vision remain the same.
Our network is the first of its kind - smarter, faster and more secure. It leverages the intelligence of the cloud to propel collaboration and innovation across industries. We’re doing what we do best: bringing revolutionary solutions to our partners, our customers and our communities.
Our Founders
Jim DeFranco
Co-Founder and EVP, Special
Advisor to the CEO
Jim co-founded DISH Network with Charlie Ergen and Candy Ergen in 1980. Jim DeFranco is one of DISH’s Executive Vice Presidents and has been one of the company’s vice presidents and a member of the Board of Directors since DISH's formation. During the past five years he has held various executive officer and director positions with DISH's subsidiaries.
Candy Ergen
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Candy co-founded DISH Network in 1980, building the company one satellite dish at a time by driving the roads of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Her vision, innovation and leadership helped build DISH into a household brand. In addition to starting a revolutionary media company, she serves on a variety of philanthropic boards, including the Children’s Hospital Colorado, where she is a lifetime trustee.
Charlie Ergen
Co-Founder and Chairman
Charlie Ergen co-founded DISH and EchoStar, where he currently acts as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Charlie's proven leadership has grown the company from 3 to nearly 16,000 employees. Today, he oversees DISH's long-term strategy and is primarily focused on building America's first Smart Network™.
"What attracted me to DISH Wireless was the ambitious
nature of what we're trying to do here. It's the most
innovative cloud project in history..."
- Brian Mengwasser, VP Marketplace and Apps Design
Our Leaders
Jeff Blum
EVP, External & Legislative Affairs
Heather Campbell
SVP, National Radio Frequency Engineering
Paul Chapple
SVP, Wireless Products
Tom Cullen
EVP, Corporate Development
Michael Kelly
EVP, Group President, Retail Wireless
In-Kyung Kim
SVP, Chief Solutions Officer
Dave Mayo
EVP, Network Development
Jeff McSchooler
EVP, Wireless Network Operations
Marc Rouanne
EVP, Chief Network Officer
Satish Sharma
SVP, Wireless
Jonathan Sipling
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Retail Wireless
John Swieringa
President & COO
Stephen Stokols
EVP, Boost Mobile
Lisa Walker
SVP, Wholesale Business Operations
Network of the Future
Over the next decade, the network of the future will improve connectivity across America. From bringing world class-health care to rural America, to closing the homework gap for children across the nation, we are positioned to make a difference utilizing next-generation technology.
