He went on to lead Verizon from its inception in 2000, first as co-Chief Executive Officer, then as sole CEO, and then as CEO and chairman. As seen on CNBC! His career began in 1966 when he started out as a cable splicer for New York Telephone. Ivan Seidenberg is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications. From 2009 to 2011, he chaired the Business Roundtable, an influential association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies. A history of the transformation of Verizon and the telecommunications industry told through the eyes of founding CEO Ivan Seidenberg and his leadership team, with highlights and commentary from bestselling global leadership guru Ram Charan. He is married to Phyllis A. Maisel and they two children. Effective Aug. 1, 2011, Lowell McAdam, former President and COO of Verizon Communications, succeeded Seidenberg as CEO.
In 2007, President George W. Bush named Seidenberg to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee,Seidenberg is a member of the President’s Export Council, which advises the President on how to promote U.S. exports, jobs and growth, and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, which provides counsel on communications issues related to national security. Evan has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Originally called the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, the school gained the Seidenberg name in 2005, when Ivan Seidenberg made a record-breaking donation to Pace University in support of his strong belief that all …
His parents were Howard and Kitty Seidenberg. Ivan Seidenberg is president and co-chief executive officer for Verizon. He is also the Chairman of the Busniess Roundtable, an organization comprised of CEOs from top companies in the United States. Seidenberg is also a member of the New York Academy of Sciences’ President's Council and serves on the board of trustees of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The New York Hall of Science, Pace University, the Paley Center for Media, and on the Board of Directors of BlackRock Inc. Ivan G. Seidenberg has been the Chairman of Verizon Communications, Inc. since 2004. Seidenberg started his career as a cable splicer at In 2006, Seidenberg donated $15 million to Pace University.
Seidenberg stepped down as CEO in July 2011 and continued to serve as chairman and as a member of the Verizon Board of Directors through December 2011 when he retired from the company. While CEO of Verizon in 2009, Seidenberg earned a total compensation of $17,012,407, which included a base salary of $2,100,000, a cash bonus of $2,953,125, stocks granted of $11,079,000, no options granted, and other compensation of $880,282.On October 14, 2008 Ivan Seidenberg stated as reported in the WSJ: "Verizon CEO No Bailout for Me, Thanks,"Seidenberg and his wife, Phyllis, have two adult children and reside in the New York City suburbs.Company formed by merger between GTE and Bell Atlantic (where he was CEO) (and CEO of NYNEX since 1994 before its merger to become Bell Atlantic) In 2015, Seidenberg joined the Board of Directors of Seidenberg continues his involvement in wireless communication technology businesses as a member of As of 2015, Seidenberg is also a part-owner of the New York Mets baseball franchise. He earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration at Pace University in 1980.Seidenberg was born on December 10, 1946, in New York City, New York. He transformed Verizon into a premier global network company by building a nationwide wireless network, deploying high-speed fiber broadband direct to homes, and expanding Verizon’s global Internet backbone network around the world. Seidenberg has been with the company for 45 years.The 64 year old executive ranks 2 within Telecommunications Services His telecommunications career began more than 40 years ago when he joined New York Telephone, one of Verizon’s predecessor companies, as a cable splicer.
Seidenberg was first employed in 1966 as a Cable Splice Assistant at New York Telephone, one of After the AT&T Divestiture, the company NYNEX was formed out of the merger of New York Telephone and New England Telephone & Telegraph Company.Seidenberg attended evening classes at the City University of New York. Ivan Seidenberg (born December 10, 1946) is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc. His telecommunications career began more than 40 years ago when he joined New York Telephone, one of Verizon’s predecessor companies, as a cable splicer. He received his Bachelors Degree in Mathematics in 1972. He also serves as one of the Presidential Advisers under the Presidential Export Council for President Barack Obama's administration. This year marks 35 years of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems being an independent school at Pace University. Previously, Seidenberg was chairman and CEO of Verizon’s predecessor companies, NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Pace’s School of Computer Science and Information Systems was officially renamed the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. He was a key part of the leadership team that transformed Verizon into a premier global network, deploying high-speed fiber broadband directly to homes, and expanding Verizon’s global internet backbone network.