AUM
$2.2B
Principals
2
Principal Net Worth
$11.0B
Data Flags
Net worth verified via Forbes ($17.2B, Jan 2026) and Bloomberg ($18.7B, Jan 2026); recent activity well-documented (AT&T spectrum sale, EchoStar deals)
Ergen Family Office
SFOHigh ConfidenceEnglewood, CO
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- Unknown
- Source of Wealth
- Telecommunications (DISH Network)
- Assets Under Management
- $2.2B
- Source File
- research/organizations/ergen-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-ergen-family-office
Also Known As
Charlie Ergen Family OfficeErgen Capital
Principals (2)
Team Members (1)
Related Entities (4)
DISH NetworkSubsidiary
Pay-TV subsidiary with 5M+ subscribers (merged back into EchoStar January 2024)
EchoStar CorporationSubsidiary
(NYSE: SATS) - Primary holding; controls Dish and Hughes satellite networks
Ergen FoundationFoundation
Family foundation (see research/organizations/ergen-foundation.md)
Hughes Network SystemsSubsidiary
Satellite broadband provider
Relationship Strength
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Sources (9)
- (Forbes Real-Time Net Worth, January 2026)
- (Bloomberg Billionaires Index, January 2026)
- (AT&T spectrum sale)
- (AT&T $23B deal)
- (Ergen returns as CEO)
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/ergens-fortune-soars-to-13-billion-even-as-telecom-dream-fades
- https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/find-a-grant/major-donors/charles-and-cantey-ergen
- https://www.givingpledge.org/14-more-philanthropists-join-the-giving-pledge/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Ergen
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence - added Forbes ($17.2B) and Bloomberg ($18.7B) net worth verification; added entities (EchoStar, DISH, Hughes); added recent activity (AT&T $23B spectrum sale, CEO return, DISH merger); previous net worth: $11.0B
- 2026-01-15Added LinkedIn URL for Charlie Ergen, updated industry/source of wealth, cleaned up Current Team section
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Charlie Ergen