Jane Connell, Verizon
Jane Connell has served as senior vice president and CIO of Verizon since 2021. She previously held the same position at State Street Bank. Before that, she spent nearly 28 years in supply chain operations at Johnson and Johnson, starting as the supply chain director and rising through the ranks to vice president and corporate CIO. While there she also led diversity and women’s leadership initiatives.
A graduate of Rutgers University, Connell served on the school’s leadership development and strategic partnerships (LDSP) advisory board.