Alan Gardner

Alan Gardner, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, was most recently Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Verizon Communications, leading HR centers of all-encompassing expertise for 175,000 employees around the globe.

Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, of Verizon Wireless, the $87 billion US-based joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone, supporting 85,000 employees. He held other executive roles of increasing responsibility within Verizon. Prior to this, Mr. Gardner was Director of Compensation and served in other roles at GTE Corporation. He began his career at American Express, UCCEL Corporation, and General Dynamics.

He received a BS in computer science from the University of North Texas, a management certificate from the Management Institute for Engineers, Computer Professionals and Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.