AT&T Names Jennifer Biry as Incoming CFO
Pascal Desroches to step down after leading AT&T’s finance division for more than five years.
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2026 – AT&T is preparing for a finance leadership transition, announcing that CFO Pascal Desroches will retire in 2026 and that Jennifer Biry will take over the role in early 2027.
Biry was appointed deputy CFO effective July 6 and will become senior executive vice president and CFO on Jan. 1, 2027, according to a June 15 SEC filing.
Biry, 52, has held senior level positions at AT&T since 1999 in finance, sales and strategy.
She served as CFO of WarnerMedia from 2020 to 2022, when it was an AT&T unit, before becoming CFO and COO of McAfee, a leading online protection company.
“AT&T played an important role in shaping my career,” Biry said in a post. “The opportunity to return to the company at such a pivotal point in its transformation is a full-circle moment that truly feels like coming home.”
Of her time away from AT&T, Biry said, “Leading finance and operations at McAfee gave me a front-row seat to software and cybersecurity innovation, deepening my appreciation for how rapidly technology is reshaping the world. These learnings fit perfectly with the work AT&T is doing to build secure, future-ready networks for an increasingly connected world.”
The filing disclosed that Desroches will retire effective Dec. 31, 2026. He became AT&T's CFO in April 2021 after serving as CFO of WarnerMedia and succeeded longtime finance chief John Stephens.
“When John Stankey asked me to step into the CFO role, AT&T was at an inflection point, and we made tough choices to build a strong foundation for the future,” Desroches said in a post. “AT&T has a clear path to be the leader in connecting people for the next 150 years.”
Of Desroches, AT&T CEO John Stankey said, “Pascal has been an exceptional partner and a principled leader. It was clear from our first introduction in 2017 that he was always focused on improving the business and doing it the right way. His financial discipline, strategic insight, and willingness to clinically address important issues have helped strengthen our company and sharpen our focus on the opportunities ahead.”
The 8-K filing also notes that Biry’s stepdaughter works for an AT&T subsidiary, as is typical in executive appointment disclosures.
