Kamran Ziaee

Chief Information Officer

New York, New York, United States

About

As the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Con Edison Inc., Kamran is responsible for Enterprise Technology, Cybersecurity and Corporate Security. His teams are charged with delivering emerging technologies that deliver transformative customer and employee experiences. He previously served as CIO and SVP of Verizon’s Technology Strategy, Global Infrastructure as well as Infrastructure and application security and risk management for Verizon Global Services organization. Kamran is a senior global technology and operations leader and business visionary; who maximizes organizational productivity through innovative technology solutions, builds best-in-class teams, setting the strategic focus, and delivering beyond expectations. He leads game-changing business strategies and initiatives while driving high-performance technology and telecommunications teams. A passionate leader that motivates and builds strong teams, both onshore and offshore, Kamran achieves a sense of shared purpose and operational excellence, while positively impacting the bottom line. Prior to Verizon, Kamran served as Chief Information Officer at Lumen (CenturyLink), where he led the digital transformation of the company’s legacy platforms. In addition, he led the diversity program for women in STEM across the firm. Kamran has also held Executive leadership positions at Liberty Global family of companies, including CTO of Ziggo in the Netherlands, CIO and Head of Customer Operations at Unitymedia and European CIO of Virgin Media. Kamran is an active investor in emerging technology startups and serves on the boards of several next generation technology firms in Silicon Valley. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and a global voice in the world of technology transformation.

Experience

  • Chief Information Officer at Con Edison
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Responsible for enterprise-wide Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Corporate Security functions, driving technology strategy, operational resilience, risk management, and the protection of critical infrastructure across the organization.

  • Verizon (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • SVP Technology Strategy, Global Infrastructure & Security
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      In addition to my previous role as SVP of Technology Strategy & Planning, assuming responsibilities over Verizon's global network infrastructure, data centers and private cloud, as well as digital workplace and end-user support and services.

    • SVP - Technology Strategy & Planning
      Aug 2019 - Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Chief Information Officer at CenturyLink
    Nov 2016 - May 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Executive Sponsor for Diversity - Women in STEM

  • Chief Technology Officer at Ziggo at Liberty Global
    2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Head of TV a.i. at eir Ireland
    Oct 2012 - 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Launched IPTV for Eircom Ireland