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Charles Phillips Elected to Verizon’s Board of Directors

Phillips is co-founder and managing partner of Recognize Partners

Corryn D'Attaray

Corryn D'Attaray

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Charles Phillips Elected to Verizon’s Board of Directors
Photo of Charles Phillips speaking, from Wikimedia Commons

WASHINGTON, Oct.1, 2026 – Verizon added businessman Charles Pillips as the 10th member to its Board of Directors on Sept. 25. 

Currently, Phillips is serving as Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Recognize Partners LP, a New York City based firm that partners with tech companies to make private equity investments. 

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Previously, he served as the executive chairman of Infor, Inc., an enterprise software application provider, from 2019 to 2020, as well as CEO from 2010-2020. Before then, he was the President of Oracle Corp. from 2003 to 2010 and a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley's Technology Group from 1996 to 2003. 

“Charles is an accomplished leader with distinctive experience in technology, financial and regulatory environments,” Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said. 

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