About Verisign
Executive Biographies

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Ellen Petrocci

Senior Vice President, Human Resources


Biography

As senior vice president of human resources, Ellen Petrocci is responsible for the company’s global human resources talent management strategy and functions, which include diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, leadership and organizational development, compensation, benefits, and employee communications.

Ellen joined Verisign in 2013, as vice president of compensation and benefits, then was promoted to vice president of human resources later that year. Prior to that, she was a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, where she was responsible for people strategy, human capital analytics, change management and global reward systems. Ellen also served in various senior management roles in other companies such as Nextel (later becoming Sprint Nextel), and Inova Health System, among others.

Ellen holds a Master of Business Administration from American University, Kogod School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Syracuse University.

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