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Charlie Ergen

Entrepreneur · Dish · born March 1, 1953

$9.6Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

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Charles William Ergen is an American billionaire businessman, and the co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar. He was CEO of Dish Network until May 2011, when he was succeeded by Joseph Clayton.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~27Founded Dish1980

Reported wealth

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2019$9.6BForbes · current

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