Jeannie has served more than a dozen boards in the public, private and university space and has gained a reputation as a business leader who turns the challenges of modern corporations into profitable opportunities, in part with a focus on customers as a competitive advantage. She has nearly 30 years operating experience in technical and operational roles including at Verizon Communications, where as Senior Vice President of Global Engineering & Planning, she led the implementation of over $10 billion in capital to expand Verizon’s global backbone network across six continents.