Dan Schulman

Chief Executive Officer Verizon

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Dan Schulman became Verizon’s Chief Executive Officer in October 2025, succeeding Hans Vestberg, after seven years on the company’s board, the last year as its independent lead director. He arrived with a long record in telecommunications and payments: senior roles at AT&T, American Express, Priceline and Virgin Mobile USA, and nine years as President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal Holdings, where, by Verizon’s account, revenue tripled from $8 billion to $30 billion. He is also Lead Independent Director of Lazard and chairs JUST Capital. Verizon ranked No. 28 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer of Verizon since October 2025.
• Director of Verizon since 2018; Independent Lead Director, 2024 to 2025.
• President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal Holdings, 2015 to 2023.
• Independent chairman of NortonLifeLock for six years.
• Lead Independent Director of Lazard, Inc.

Professional Journey

Schulman earned a bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College and an MBA in finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He held senior leadership roles at AT&T, where Verizon says he became the youngest member of its senior executive team, and at Priceline, Virgin Mobile USA, where he built a prepaid cellphone business, and American Express, where he expanded global mobile and online payment services.

From 2015 to December 2023 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal Holdings, leading its transformation into a global payments platform. He served for nearly 20 years as a director of NortonLifeLock, formerly Symantec, six of them as independent chairman, and on the boards of Cisco and Flex.

He joined Verizon’s board in 2018 and became its Independent Lead Director in December 2024. In October 2025 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He is Lead Independent Director of Lazard, chair of JUST Capital, a trustee of The Paley Center for Media and a board member of Cleveland Clinic.

Education

Middlebury College

Bachelor’s degree

New York University, Stern School of Business

MBA, Finance