Jeannie Diefenderfer
CEO and Founder of
CourageNpurpose, LLC
Jeannie Diefenderfer is an accomplished CEO, board member, and former C-suite leader with deep expertise in technologies and telecommunications, following an illustrious career at Verizon Communications. She currently serves as an independent director on the boards of DigitalBridge Group (NYSE: DBRG) and Irth Solutions, as well as as a Workforce Development & Support Advisory Panel Member for the NSA. As an ExCo mentor, she leverages her extensive experience in operating and board roles to help clients develop and scale. Her previous board roles include Network Advisory Council Chair at Accenture and Chair of the Nom & Gov Committee at Windstream Holdings.
During her 28-year tenure at Verizon Communications, Diefenderfer held key leadership roles, including SVP of Global Engineering & Planning, Chief Procurement Officer, and SVP of Enterprise Customer Care. She managed organizations of up to 10,000 staff with operating budgets up to $1 billion and capital programs exceeding $10 billion. Diefenderfer was instrumental in expanding the world’s largest voice and data network across six continents and turning customer care into a strategic growth driver while improving capital productivity and cost efficiency.