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DENNIS F. STRIGL
DENNIS F. STRIGL Director since February 2008
Mr. Strigl, 63, is the retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Communications, a
telecommunications services provider. Prior to this position, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Verizon Wireless since its formation in April 2000. Mr. Strigl served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Bell Atlantic Mobile since 1991, Group President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Wireless Group of
Bell Atlantic, Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Bell Atlantic New Jersey, Inc. and
served on its board of directors. He began his career in 1968 with New York Telephone and held positions at
AT&T and Wisconsin Telephone before becoming Vice President of American Bell Inc. He also served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Data Research Inc. He serves on the board of directors of
Anadigics, Inc. and PNC Financial Services Group.
Key Experience, Skills and other Qualifications:
Through his many positions of leadership in complex organizations, Mr. Strigl has gained experience in
operations, mergers and acquisitions, risk management and strategic planning, with a particular emphasis on
technologies that are relevant to the business of the Company. Mr. Strigl also has broad experience in corporate
finance, marketing and executive compensation. Mr. Strigl’s service on other boards has also contributed to his
qualifications in corporate governance and risk management.
LAURA D’ANDREA TYSON
LAURA D’ANDREA TYSON Director since May 1997
Dr. Tyson, 62, has been a professor at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California,
Berkeley, an academic institution, since January 2007. Dr. Tyson was also employed by the Law and Economics
Consulting Group as a director from 2007 through March of 2010. From January 2002 to December 2006, she
was the Dean of London Business School. She was formerly the Dean of the Walter A. Haas School of Business
at the University of California, Berkeley, a position she held between July 1998 and December 2001. Previously,
she was Professor and holder of the Class of 1939 Chair in Economics and Business Administration at the
University of California, Berkeley, a position she held from January 1997 to July 1998. Prior to this position,
Dr. Tyson served in the first Clinton Administration as Chairman of the President’s National Economic Council
and 16th Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Prior to joining the Administration,
Dr. Tyson was Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Director of the Institute of International
Studies, and Research Director of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy at the University of
California, Berkeley. She is a Director of Morgan Stanley, AT&T Inc., Silver Spring Networks, a privately held
energy solutions company, and CB Richard Ellis, which provides real estate and leasing services.
Key Experience, Skills and other Qualifications:
Dr. Tyson brings to the Board expertise in the fields of economics and government relations and extensive
experience in corporate finance. In addition, Dr. Tyson’s experience and achievements as a leader of political
and academic organizations provide the Board a valuable perspective in areas such as executive compensation,
strategic planning, risk management and operations. Through her service on other public and private company
boards, Dr. Tyson has gained additional experience in the fields of corporate governance, mergers and
acquisitions, executive compensation and risk management.