Daniel S Mead

Dan Mead is president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless provider with the nation’s largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3G broadband data network. Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless company in the United States. Before assuming his current position in 2010, Mead served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Verizon Wireless, responsible for nationwide operations and performance for all customer segments. Previously, Mead was president of Verizon Telecom, an organization of more than 70,000 employees delivering telephone, Internet and entertainment services, including high-speed fiber-optic technology, to millions of residential and business customers across 25 states and the District of Columbia. In 2005, Mead was named president of Verizon Services Corp., responsible for managing finance operations, real estate and supply chain services for all Verizon companies. During his tenure, the unit received the “Best New Shared Services Organization” award from the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network. Mead was one of the founding senior executives of Verizon Wireless in 2000 and served as president of the company’s Midwest area, a 15-state region that stretches from Pennsylvania to the Dakotas and from Minnesota to Kentucky. He has also held leadership roles in various telecommunications functions with Verizon and its predecessor companies. In addition to serving as a member on the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives, Mead is a member of the Board of Directors and an officer of CTIA, the wireless industry trade association. Also, Mead is on the Board of ISIS, an emerging mobile commerce company. Mead earned an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in quantitative business analysis and finance from The Pennsylvania State University. The University named Mead an Alumni Fellow in 2008. Mead also received the Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given to a graduate by the University, in June 2010.