Navid Haghighi

Mr Haghighi is the chief international legal and regulatory officer for Verizon and is responsible for strategic-level legal, regulatory and policy advice regarding Verizon’s business operations outside the United States, including those in the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Navid manages a team of legal, regulatory and public policy professionals based on five continents around the globe who provide advice and guidance on a wide variety of matters including commercial contracts, regulatory, public policy, marketing and business strategy as well as corporate, privacy, product development, labor, employment and security. Prior to this role, Mr Haghighi was responsible for legal and regulatory strategy in connection with Verizon’s deployment of 5G (next generation wireless communication).

Mr Haghighi previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Board Secretary for XO Communications, prior to XO’s acquisition by Verizon. In that role, Navid led all legal, regulatory, compliance and external affairs functions. Prior to joining XO, Navid held legal and business positions at MCI and AOL where he focused on IP and high-tech transactional matters, and was in private practice with a Washington, DC law firm.

In addition to a law degree, Mr Haghighi holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Computer Science. Navid serves on the Board of the National Capital Region Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC-NCR), and served as its president during 2018.