John Donovan

John Donovan brings decades of top industry experience to the Palo Alto Networks board. Mr. Donovan , now retired, worked at AT&T from April 2008 until October 2019, as chief technology officer, chief strategy officer and group president – AT&T Technology and Operations and as chief executive officer – AT&T Communications. Before joining AT&T, Mr. Donovan was executive vice president of product, sales, marketing, and operations at Verisign. He also has served as chairman and CEO of inCode Telecom Group Inc., and as a partner with Deloitte Consulting where he was the Americas industry practice director for telecom. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.