Roger Gurnani
EVP & CIO
Verizon
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Bio
Roger Gurnani is executive vice president and chief information officer, responsible for the information technology strategy, systems development and operations for Verizon Communications.
Before being named to his current position in October 2010, Gurnani was senior vice president of new product development for Verizon Wireless and was responsible for the innovation, development and commercialization of consumer and business products.
From 2005 to 2008, Gurnani served as the president of the West area for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's operations throughout the western United States.
Gurnani was one of the founding officers of Verizon Wireless. Until 2005, he served as vice president and chief information officer, helping to oversee and complete the integration of the domestic wireless operations of Bell Atlantic, Vodafone AirTouch and GTE at the company’s inception in 2000. He had previously served as vice president and chief information officer at Bell Atlantic Mobile.
Gurnani is a graduate of Auburn University and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering.
Press Coverage
- Preparing for the digital future, leading in the digital present
- CIOs trumpet top-down, proactive digital enterprise security
- MIT CIO Symposium: Disruption, Immersion Key for CIOs
- Customer empowerment shifts enterprises' focus, sparks innovation
- CIOs Avoid Being ‘Targeted’ Through Security Models
- Leading the digital enterprise: Five tips on how to get there
- Movers and Shakers: Lindsey Anderson, Chair of The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
- Verizon's CIO to Speak at the 2014 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium