VeriSign's CEO is Jim Bidzos, appointed in Jan 1995, has a tenure of 31.33 years. total yearly compensation is $15.54M, comprised of 6.1% salary and 93.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.43% of the company’s shares, worth €103.46M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.1 years and 6.8 years respectively.
Key information
Jim Bidzos
Chief executive officer
US$15.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
6.11%
CEO tenure
31.3yrs
CEO ownership
0.4%
Management average tenure
8.1yrs
Board average tenure
6.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Jim Bidzos's remuneration changed compared to VeriSign's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$841m
Dec 31 2025
US$16m
US$950k
US$826m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$811m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$800m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$791m
Dec 31 2024
US$14m
US$950k
US$786m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$859m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$846m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$833m
Dec 31 2023
US$12m
US$950k
US$818m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$732m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$713m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$695m
Dec 31 2022
US$11m
US$946k
US$674m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$824m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$812m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$792m
Dec 31 2021
US$10m
US$925k
US$785m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$612m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$626m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$631m
Dec 31 2020
US$10m
US$961k
US$815m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$806m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$789m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$784m
Dec 31 2019
US$9m
US$925k
US$612m
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD15.54M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD3.93M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Jim Bidzos (70 yo)
31.3yrs
Tenure
US$15,536,674
Compensation
Mr. D. James Bidzos, also known as Jim, is the Founder of VeriSign, Inc. and has been its Executive Chairman since August 17, 2009 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since August 1, 2011 and served a...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
D. Bidzos
Executive Chairman
31.3yrs
US$15.54m
0.43% € 103.5m
John Calys
Executive VP & CFO
15.4yrs
US$3.72m
0.035% € 8.5m
Thomas Indelicarto
Executive VP
11.5yrs
US$4.91m
0.019% € 4.7m
Danny McPherson
Executive VP of Technology & Chief Security Officer
no data
US$5.62m
0.013% € 3.1m
Burt Kaliski
Senior VP & CTO
no data
no data
no data
David Atchley
VP, Treasury & Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Ebrahim Keshavarz
Senior Vice President of Marketing
4.8yrs
no data
no data
Ellen Petrocci
Senior VP of Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer
no data
no data
no data
Patrick Kane
Senior Vice President of Naming & Registry Services
no data
US$1.57m
no data
Scott Schnell
Senior VP & Executive Strategic Advisor
4.8yrs
no data
no data
Jacquelyn Stewart
Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel
no data
no data
no data
Ramakant Pandrangi
Senior Vice President of Architecture & Engineering
3.4yrs
no data
no data
8.1yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1VRSN's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
D. Bidzos
Executive Chairman
31.1yrs
US$15.54m
0.43% € 103.5m
Matthew Desch
Independent Director
less than a year
US$216.78k
0.00080% € 194.3k
Jamie Gorelick
Independent Director
11.3yrs
US$345.35k
0.024% € 5.9m
Kathleen Cote
Lead Independent Director
18.3yrs
US$352.85k
0.031% € 7.5m
Yehuda Buchalter
Independent Director
6.8yrs
US$369.24k
0.0051% € 1.2m
Debra McCann
Independent Director
1.6yrs
US$328.70k
0.0021% € 500.2k
Courtney Armstrong
Independent Director
4.9yrs
US$348.07k
0.0067% € 1.6m
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1VRSN's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/26 23:59
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/26 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
VeriSign, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.