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Jane Connell, Head of Strategy & Transformation VGS & CIO Enterprise Systems, Verizon
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Jane Connell

Head of Strategy & Transformation VGS & CIO Enterprise Systems Verizon

With over 30 years of experience in leading business and digital transformations, Jane leads strategic portfolios for enterprise capabilities aligning strategy and transformation within Verizon’s Global Services. Her core competencies include creating new business models, delivering service management solutions, and leveraging cloud and SaaS technologies to enhance quality, cost efficiency, reliability, and compliance across large, complex value chains. Jane is passionate about enabling business growth and advancing diversity & inclusion. She has a proven track record of partnering with senior stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to achieve key industry and organizational goals.
With a rich background in senior executive roles at State Street, Johnson & Johnson and Verizon, she brings a wealth of experience in multiple industries, transforming and solving large complex business problems, and ultimately improving customer and employee experiences. Jane is actively involved in community service, has served on many private, public and non-profit Boards as well partnering with many large universities focused on the workforce of the future. Jane’s expertise and dedication have earned her
national recognition from various industry organizations.

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2026 CIO 100 Conference & Awards
Location: Princess Ballroom
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
3:10 – 3:45pm Leading the C-Suite into Digital Fluency The CIO is the C-suite’s digital Sherpa, responsible for elevating digital fluency across executive leadership and ensuring that AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making are embedded into the fabric of business strategy. In this session, award-winning CIOs will discuss key responsibilities and…
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