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title: "Who runs Verizon?"
description: "The leadership team of Verizon."
canonical: "https://derrick-app.com/company/verizon/executives"
category: "Company"
updated: "2026-10-19"
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# Who runs Verizon?

> Verizon has 9 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, marketing, technology strategy and engineering (as of 2026-10-19). Verizon Communications Inc. is an American telecommunications company headquartered at 1095 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, with its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VZ. It traces its roots to Bell Atlantic, founded in 1983 after the Bell System breakup, which took the Verizon name in 2000 after merging with GTE. The company reports two segments: Consumer, which sells wireless plans, Fios and fixed wireless broadband to households, and Business, which serves enterprises, the public sector, small businesses and wholesale carriers. Consolidated revenue reached 138.2 billion dollars in 2025, and Verizon had about 89,900 full-time equivalent employees at the end of that year, 89% of them in the United States. In January 2026 it completed the acquisition of Frontier Communications, extending its fiber footprint to 31 states and Washington D.C., and of Starry, a fixed wireless provider for apartment buildings. Dan Schulman, a board member since 2018 and former PayPal chief executive, has led the company since October 2025.

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## Leadership

| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Schulman | CEO | 2025 |
| Tony Skiadas | CFO | 2023 |
| Kyle Malady | CEO, Verizon Business Group | 2023 |
| Alfonso Villanueva | CEO, Verizon Consumer Group | 2025 |
| Leslie Berland | CMO | 2024 |
| Joe Russo | President, Global Networks and Technology | 2023 |
| Vandana Venkatesh | CLO | Executive vice president and chief legal officer |
| Franz Paasche | EVP, Corporate Affairs | 2025 |
| Donna Epps | Chief Responsible Business Officer | Senior vice president and chief responsible business officer, more than 20 years at Verizon |

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## About Verizon

- **Name:** Verizon
- **Website:** https://www.verizon.com
- **Industry:** Wireless, broadband and enterprise telecommunications
- **Founded:** 1983
- **Employees:** About 89,900 full-time equivalent employees, 89% in the U.S. (Form 10-K, December 31, 2025)
- **Headquarters:** 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, United States
- **Listed as:** VZ (NYSE)
- **Specialties:** Mobile wireless service (postpaid and prepaid), Fios fiber broadband and TV, Fixed wireless access broadband, Enterprise and public sector networking, Private 5G and network slicing (Frontline for first responders), Business security and managed services, Wholesale carrier services

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- **Data as of:** 2026-10-19
- **Staff figures:** Estimated

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