Grillo Moves Up at Verizon

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Kathy Grillo has been tapped to head up public policy and government affairs for Verizon, starting Jan. 1.

Grillo, who has headed regulatory and legal affairs, is succeeding Michael Glover, who is retiring after 25 years with Verizon and its precedessors.

“Kathy is uniquely well-suited to lead our Public Policy and Government Affairs team,” said Craig Silliman, EVP of public policy and general counsel, to whom Grillo reports. “She brings deep substantive experience, a broad set of relationships, and terrific leadership skills. 

Grillo has been with Verizon since 2002.

Succeeding Grillo will be Will Johnson, currently VP and associate general counsel.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.