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10 Verizon security leaders
These ten Verizon cybersecurity leaders include the chief information security officer and vice presidents and senior directors who run CISO engineering and intelligence, network security, cyber governance and risk, security services, AI security, cyber defense and identity. A reader can learn how security leaders run security organizations inside Verizon.
Professionals to explore
01—10B. C. Bridger
LinkedInExperience: Head of Enterprise AI Security · Verizon
Head of Enterprise AI Security at Verizon since 2025; the profile says the role focuses on enabling secure AI adoption. Other Verizon roles shown are cyber strategy and program management (2022–2025) and Head of Enterprise Vulnerability Management (2018–2022), and earlier Head of Information Systems and Cyber Security at Spirit Communications.
Blakely Wall
LinkedInExperience: Assoc. Vice President - Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance · Verizon
Former Associate Vice President of Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Verizon (2022–2026), a role the profile describes as directing enterprise GRC strategy. Other Verizon roles shown are Senior Director of CyberSecurity Engineering & Automation (2019–2022), Cyber Wireless Network BISO (2018–2019) and Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Intelligence.
Bruce Biesecker
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President (AVP), Security Services · Verizon
Area Vice President for Security Services at Verizon since 2019. Other Verizon roles shown are Global Director of Security Operations, Security Engineering, Client Care & Identity Management (2017–2019), Global Director of Security Engineering & Identity Management (2016–2017) and Director of Global Client Care & Cyber Risk Program (2014–2016).
Donnie Saunders CISSP PMP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Verizon CISO Engineering & Intelligence (EI) · Verizon
Senior Director of CISO Engineering & Intelligence at Verizon since 2018, with a headline covering security operations, cyber defense, SOC and fusion centers, incident response, threat intelligence and insider risk. Other Verizon roles shown are Director (2006–2018) and Manager (2003–2006) of Verizon's Global Security Operation Center.
Jennifer Kurzawa, CISSP, GSLC
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director · Verizon
Senior Director at Verizon since 2024, with a headline naming her Senior Director of Cyber Identity Services; her profile describes securing and managing privileged access. Other Verizon roles shown are Director of Cyber Implementation Services (2022–2024), Associate Director of Security Services and Privileged Access Management Senior Manager.
Joseph Convery
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - IT Network and Infrastructure Security Governance · Verizon
Senior Director of IT Network and Infrastructure Security Governance at Verizon since June 2025, after serving as Director of IT Network Security there in 2025. Other Verizon roles shown are Associate Director for IT Network and Unified Communication (2019–2025) and Associate Fellow in the same area (2010–2019).
Manickam K
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Security Engineering · Verizon
Senior Director of Security Engineering at Verizon since 2023, with a headline placing the role at Verizon India. Another Verizon role shown is Associate Director of Cyber Security (2018–2023), described as head of information security, AppSec and GRC; he was also VP of Information Security, Risk & Control at Citi Services India (2014–2018).
Nasrin Rezai
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Information Security Officer · Verizon
SVP and Chief Information Security Officer at Verizon since 2020. Other roles shown are EVP, Global Chief Information Security & Product Security Officer at GE (2016–2020), an external seat on the Infoblox board of directors (2018–2020), FCC CSRIC VIII Co-Chair since 2021 and membership in the Aspen Institute Cyber Security Group since 2022.
Paul O'Connor CISSP MsCIA
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cyber Defense · Verizon
Director of Cyber Defense at Verizon since 2025, tagged at Director level; the profile lists leadership over the Security Operations Center and insider threat. Other Verizon roles shown are Associate Director of Cyber Defense (2023–2025), Senior Manager of Insider Threat (2022–2023) and Cyber Threat Monitoring Lead.
Wes Sobbott
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Network Security · Verizon
Former Vice President at Verizon (2019–2024) and Executive Director of Network Security there (2014–2019). Other Verizon Business roles shown are Director of Global Operations, Threat Management and Client Care (2011–2014) and Director of Strategic Engineering and Operations (2005–2011); his profile cites a career of more than 20 years.
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- 01How does a telecom carrier run security engineering and threat intelligence for its own network?
- 02How does a telecom company govern AI security as teams adopt AI tools?
- 03How does a carrier manage privileged access and identity across network and IT systems?
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