Stratton retired as EVP & president of global operations of Verizon Communications. Named to that position in 2015, he was responsible for overseeing and growing Verizon's established businesses, including Verizon Wireless, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Verizon Partner Solutions, Verizon Consumer Markets and Verizon Business Markets. Stratton joined a Verizon predecessor company, Bell Atlantic Mobile, in 1993 and with the creation of Verizon Wireless in 2000, he was named president, Northwest area.