Top EchoStar Executive Hamid Akhavan Resigns
Tower companies are trying to slow Dish Wireless’s bankruptcy proceeding
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 – Hamid Akhavan, head of EchoStar Capital and former CEO of the satellite company, resigned unexpectedly Monday.
Akhavan served as CEO of EchoStar for more than three years before being moved to EchoStar Capital in November 2025. That’s the new arm the company stood up to invest and manage proceeds from spectrum sales totalling $42.6 billion.
