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Ellen Petrocci

Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer


Biography

As senior vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer, Ellen Petrocci is responsible for the company's global human resources talent management strategy with oversight of talent acquisition, leadership and organizational development, compensation, benefits, employee engagement and employee communications.

Ellen joined Verisign in 2013, as vice president of compensation and benefits, then was promoted to vice president of human resources later that year. Prior to that, she was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, where she was responsible for people strategy, human capital analytics, change management and global reward systems. Ellen also served in various senior management roles in other companies such as Nextel (later becoming Sprint Nextel), and Inova Health System, among others.

Ellen holds a Master of Business Administration from American University, Kogod School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Syracuse University.

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  • D. James Bidzos

    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

  • George Kilguss III

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  • Thomas Indelicarto

    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  • Danny McPherson

    Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer

  • Pat Kane

    Senior Vice President, Naming and Registry Services

  • Dr. Burt Kaliski Jr.

    Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

  • Ebrahim Keshavarz

    Senior Vice President, Marketing, Product and Channel Management

  • John Calys

    Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

  • Ellen Petrocci

    Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Jacquelyn Stewart

    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

  • Christine Lentz

    Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Compliance

  • Ramakant Pandrangi

    Senior Vice President, Architecture and Engineering

  • Scott Schnell

    Senior Vice President, Executive Strategic Advisor