Christine Lentz

As senior vice president of corporate services and compliance, Christine Lentz is responsible for serving as the CEO’s primary liaison on critical projects and assisting in driving strategic corporate initiatives, all while ensuring priorities are being communicated effectively. As part of her role, she oversees and manages Verisign’s Ethics and Compliance program. Christine also serves as data protection officer, where she is responsible for fostering a data protection culture, including advising on and monitoring compliance with General Data Protection Regulation standards.

Christine has previously held a variety of senior-level management positions at Verisign, including serving as vice president of information security, where she was responsible for aligning Verisign’s security initiatives and ensuring adequate protection of the company’s information assets and technologies. Additionally, she was responsible for the design, implementation and execution of the global security organization’s strategic goals, mission and vision, which entailed overseeing opportunities to further enhance security controls as the cyber threat landscape evolved.

Prior to joining Verisign in 2008, Christine was president of a management consulting and technology services startup. Early in her career, she was a consultant at specialty information technology solutions and services organizations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Solutions Consulting.

Christine represents Verisign at an array of industry, policy and governance forums, and she is an active member of Women in Technology.

Christine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from The North Carolina State University – College of Management. She is currently pursuing a Master of Studies in Law in Corporate Compliance degree from Fordham University School of Law.