Charles E. Pagano is the former executive vice president of technology and chief technology officer of

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. He was promoted to this position in 2011 from his previous position as executive vice president of technology, engineering and operationsGeorge Winslow
"ESPN Promotes Chuck Pagano to Executive VP and CTO: New position includes expanded strategic role for the 32-year ESPN veteran"
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'', August 1, 2011.Richard Lawler
"ESPN EVP and CTO Chuck Pagano opens a new facility, sees 4K sports on the horizon"
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'', August 5, 2011. and retained that position during ESPN's January 2012 executive restructuring. He retired in February 2015. Pagano has been with ESPN since before it began broadcasting,Sheldon Spencer
"Sidelines: Chuck Pagano, stargazer"

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, October 2, 2011. having joined as a technical director in 1979.Michael Grotticelli
"Pagano tapped to lead technology strategy at ESPN"
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'', August 4, 2011. He held a variety of technical positions and became head of ESPN's new technology division in 2005.Thomas Wailgum
"Game On"
''CIO Magazine'', May 1, 2006 (profile of Pagano). Pagano has been credited with important roles in the building of ESPN's production facilities in

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(the first

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HD facility in the world) and

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, ESPN's move to

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, and the development of

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, the first

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network in the U.S. He was named to the ''

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'' "Power 100" list in 2003 and 2006. A native of

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,Mark Silvestrini
"ESPN Executive from Waterbury, Conn., Leads High-Definition Television Venture"

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/Tribune Business News, February 13, 2003 (pay site). Pagano received a

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degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

in 1984, and a

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degree in

organizational psychology Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives. In general, the goals of I-O psychology are to better understand and optimize the effec ...

in 2007, both from the

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and also studies

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in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at

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Bio"ESPN Appoints Chuck Pagano EVP & Chief Technology Officer"
ESPN press release, August 1, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagano, Chuck Year of birth missing (living people) People from Waterbury, Connecticut University of Hartford alumni Living people ESPN executives American chief technology officers Wesleyan University alumni