Kathleen Q. Abernathy net worth and biography

Kathleen Abernathy Biography and Net Worth

Director of EchoStar

Kathleen Abernathy joined the Board in December 2023 effective with the merger of EchoStar and DISH Network Corporation and is a member of our Nominating and Governance Committee and Chair of our Compensation Committee. Prior to the merger between EchoStar and DISH Network Corporation, Ms. Abernathy served as a member of DISH Network Corporation’s Board of Directors and Audit and Compensation committees and as Chair of its Nominating Committee from March 2019 to December 2023. Ms. Abernathy currently serves on the Board of Directors of various private and non-profit companies and organizations. Ms. Abernathy served as Executive Vice President, External Affairs for Frontier Communications Inc. (“Frontier”) from March 2010 through April 2017 as well as Chief Legal Officer from 2010 through 2013. Prior to that time, Ms. Abernathy served as a member of the Board of Directors of Frontier from 2005 through 2010 and as a partner for various law firms providing policy and regulatory services for various clients in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Abernathy also served as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission from 2001 through 2005. Previously, Ms. Abernathy held positions with various companies and law firms related to the telecommunications industry.

How do I contact Kathleen Q. Abernathy?: The corporate mailing address for Abernathy and other EchoStar executives is 100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST, ENGLEWOOD CO, 80112. EchoStar can also be reached via phone at (303) 706-4000. Learn More on Kathleen Q. Abernathy's contact information.
Has Kathleen Q. Abernathy been buying or selling shares of EchoStar?: Kathleen Q. Abernathy has not been actively trading shares of EchoStar within the last three months. Most recently, Kathleen Q. Abernathy sold 16,754 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.35, for a transaction totalling $1,379,691.90. Learn More on Kathleen Q. Abernathy's trading history.
Who are EchoStar's active insiders?: EchoStar's insider roster includes Kathleen Abernathy (Director), Hamid Akhavan (Chief Executive Officer & President), James Defranco (Director), Charles Ergen (Chairman of the Board), and John Swieringa (President, Technology & Chief Operating Officer). Learn More on EchoStar's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of EchoStar?: In the last twelve months, insiders at the communications equipment provider sold shares 7 times. They sold a total of 482,740 shares worth more than $37,448,960.41. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 21st when COO John Swieringa sold 22,000 shares worth more than $1,481,480.00. Insiders at EchoStar own 55.9% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at EchoStar.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/21/2025.

Kathleen Q. Abernathy Insider Trading History at EchoStar

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details
9/9/2025	Sell	16,754	$82.35	$1,379,691.90

Kathleen Q. Abernathy Buying and Selling Activity at EchoStar

EchoStar Company Overview

EchoStar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides networking technologies and services worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Pay-TV, Retail Wireless, 5G Network Deployment, Broadband and Satellite Services. The Pay-TV segment offers a direct broadcast and fixed satellite services; designs, develops, and distributes receiver system; and provides digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and, other services to third-party pay-TV providers; and multichannel, live-linear and on-demand streaming over-the-top internet-based domestic, international, Latino, and Freestream video programming services under the DISH and SLING brand names. The Retail Wireless segment provides prepaid and postpaid wireless services under the Boost Mobile, Boost postpaid, and Gen Mobile brands, as well various wireless devices. The Network Deployment segment deploys a facilities-based 5G broadband network and commercializes deployment of 5G VoNR. The Broadband and Satellite Services offers broadband services to consumer customers, which include home, and small to medium-sized businesses; and satellite and multi-transport technologies, and managed network services to telecommunications providers, aeronautical service providers, civilian and defense government entities, and other enterprise customers. EchoStar Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Today's Range

Now: $74.50

$72.54

$74.91

50 Day Range

MA: $73.14

$66.93

$79.50

2 Week Range

Now: $74.50

$14.90

$85.37

Volume

2,212,781 shs

Average Volume

3,064,798 shs

Market Capitalization

$21.45 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield