Hamid Akhavan Biography and Net Worth

Chief Executive Officer & President of Echostar

In March 2022, Hamid Akhavan joined EchoStar as Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Akhavan was most recently a Partner at Twin Point Capital, an investment firm, beginning in April 2018, and from March 2016 to April 2018, he was a Founding Partner of Long Arc Capital LLC. Prior to March 2016, Mr. Akhavan held a variety of leadership positions, including as CEO of Unify, Inc. (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications), and CEO of T-Mobile International, in connection with which he also served as a member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom.

Mr. Akhavan has been a member of the Board of Directors of Vonage Holding Corp., a global cloud communications company, since 2016, and also serves on that Board’s Technology and Transactions Committees. In addition, since 2020, Mr. Akhavan has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Anterix Inc., a wireless communications company, and is a member of its Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a MS degree in the same fields from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

What is Hamid Akhavan's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Hamid Akhavan is at least $74.38 million as of June 5th, 2026. Akhavan owns 865,633 shares of Echostar stock worth more than $74,383,844 as of July 28th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Akhavan may own. Learn More about Hamid Akhavan's net worth.
How do I contact Hamid Akhavan?: The corporate mailing address for Akhavan and other Echostar executives is 9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD, CO, 80112. Echostar can also be reached via phone at (303) 723-1000. Learn More on Hamid Akhavan's contact information.
Has Hamid Akhavan been buying or selling shares of Echostar?: Hamid Akhavan has not been actively trading shares of Echostar during the last quarter. Most recently, Hamid Akhavan sold 52,586 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.00, for a transaction totalling $6,362,906.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 865,633 shares of the company's stock, valued at $104,741,593. Learn More on Hamid Akhavan'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 sold shares 11 times. They sold a total of 942,251 shares worth more than $87,242,003.61. The most recent insider tranaction occured on June, 5th when CEO Hamid Akhavan sold 52,586 shares worth more than $6,362,906.00. Insiders at Echostar own 55.7% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Echostar.
Information on this page was last updated on 6/5/2026.

Hamid Akhavan Insider Trading History at Echostar

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
6/5/2026	Sell	52,586	$121.00	$6,362,906.00	865,633
3/6/2026	Sell	71,005	$107.52	$7,634,457.60	823,293
12/11/2025	Sell	285,832	$105.33	$30,106,684.56	376,805
9/12/2025	Sell	233,918	$75.35	$17,625,721.30	376,805

Hamid Akhavan 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 two segments, Hughes and EchoStar Satellite Services (ESS). The Hughes segment offers broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services, and communications solutions to government and enterprise customers. The segment also designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems. In addition, it designs, develops, constructs, and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and enterprise customers. Further, this segment designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems, as well as offers satellite ground segment systems and terminals for other satellite systems, including mobile system operators. The ESS segment provides satellite services using its owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related licenses to offer satellite services on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to the U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers, and private enterprise customers. It serves customers in North America, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

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