Christina Schelling has been promoted to EVP and Chief People Officer at Verizon. Before this elevation, she served as SVP, Human Resources at Verizon. Dan Schulman, Verizon’s Chief Executive Officer, announced the appointment, emphasising the importance of building a future-ready workforce, strengthening corporate culture, and enabling employees to perform at their best to deliver outstanding customer experiences. Earlier in her career, she served as SVP and Head of Human Resources for Global Corporate Functions, where she defined, prioritised, and led all aspects of human resources for ELC’s Global Corporate Functions.
She served at Prudential Financial for six years as Vice President and Lead HR Business Partner for Global Technology and Data, bringing seven years of professional experience in the field. She served as Vice President of Human Resources at American Express, overseeing HR transformation and change management initiatives. She also worked as a Management Consultant at IBM, where she headed the organisational strategy practice and spearheaded large-scale business transformation and change management initiatives for US intelligence and defence agencies. Her earlier career includes serving in Leadership Analysis at the United States Federal Government.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from George Washington University.
