What Happened?

Shaygan Kheradpir has retired as CTO of Verizon Communications

About the Company

About the Person

Shaygan Kheradpir, Ph.D., is Barclays Chief Operations and Technology Officer. He joined Barclays in January 2011 and is responsible for the technology and operations across Barclays. From January 2007 to December 2010, Shaygan served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technical Officer for Verizon Communications where he was responsible for the technology initiatives of all Verizon’s business units. Prior to this position, Shaygan was senior vice president and chief information officer for Verizon Telecom, with oversight of all information technology initiatives for the company’s wireline communications unit. Shaygan led technology development and innovation for key Verizon initiatives, including having developed and implemented the products and systems for Verizon’s all-fiber network, FiOS. Shaygan began his communications career with GTE in 1987. In 1994 he became vice president - GTE Labs, where he directed the company’s Software Systems Lab and later directed the information technology initiatives for the company’s enterprise-wide systems and eBusiness units. Shaygan is a member of the National Institute of Standards & Technology VCAT (Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology), was named to the CIO magazine’s Hall of Fame, was an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at Northeastern University, and holds several patents.