Verisign

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• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

7 directors published. 6 of 7 with a published determination are independent.

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• Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
• OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
• FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
• CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
• GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
• Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
• AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
• LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
• RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
• AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
• Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
• Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
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• This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

• DJ
  D. James BidzosExecutive Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:16, company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:9
• DR
  Danny R. McPhersonExecutive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:17
• JD
  John D. CalysExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:18
• TC
  Thomas C. IndelicartoExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:19
• CD
  Courtney D. ArmstrongIndependent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:10
• DW
  Debra W. McCannIndependent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:11
• JS
  Jamie S. GorelickIndependent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:12
• KA
  Kathleen A. CoteLead Independent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:13
• MJ
  Matthew J. DeschIndependent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:14
• YA
  Yehuda Ari BuchalterIndependent Director
  company:a207564d-427e-4ac4-acee-08bfb7abec9a:leadership_role:15

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis

Published company record built from public sources

Sources

9 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.

Never published

Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry

Record claimed

No

Open disputes

0

Identity ownership

unclaimed

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   VERISIGN INC/CA Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-05)

   VERISIGN INC/CA Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-05). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   VeriSign, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-04-10

   sec proxy. Published Apr 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
4. E4
   VRSN 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
5. E5
   VRSN 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
6. E6
   VRSN 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
7. E7
   VRSN 10-K executive officers

   sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 18, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
8. E8
   Audit

   board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 21 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
9. E9
   S&P 500

   Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned

• D. James Bidzos executive of Verisign, effective 2026-02-05.
• Danny R. McPherson executive of Verisign, effective 2026-02-05.
• John D. Calys executive of Verisign, effective 2026-02-05.
• Thomas C. Indelicarto executive of Verisign, effective 2026-02-05.
• Matthew J. Desch seat on Verisign, effective 2025-01-01.
• Corporate Governance and Nominating; Cybersecurity; Technology committee of Verisign, effective 2025-01-01.
• Matthew J. Desch member of Corporate Governance and Nominating; Cybersecurity; Technology, effective 2025-01-01.
• Debra W. McCann seat on Verisign, effective 2024-01-01.
• Audit; Compensation committee of Verisign, effective 2024-01-01.
• Debra W. McCann member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2024-01-01.
• Courtney D. Armstrong seat on Verisign, effective 2021-01-01.
• Audit; Compensation · Chair committee of Verisign, effective 2021-01-01.
• Courtney D. Armstrong member of Audit; Compensation · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
• Yehuda Ari Buchalter seat on Verisign, effective 2019-01-01.
• Corporate Governance and Nominating; Cybersecurity; Technology · Chair committee of Verisign, effective 2019-01-01.
• Yehuda Ari Buchalter member of Corporate Governance and Nominating; Cybersecurity; Technology · Chair, effective 2019-01-01.
• Jamie S. Gorelick seat on Verisign, effective 2015-01-01.
• Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair committee of Verisign, effective 2015-01-01.
• Jamie S. Gorelick member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
• Kathleen A. Cote seat on Verisign, effective 2008-01-01.
• Kathleen A. Cote lead independent director of Verisign, effective 2008-01-01.
• Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Verisign, effective 2008-01-01.
• Kathleen A. Cote member of Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2008-01-01.
• D. James Bidzos seat on Verisign, effective 1995-01-01.
• D. James Bidzos chairs board Verisign, effective 1995-01-01.
• Cybersecurity; Technology committee of Verisign, effective 1995-01-01.
• D. James Bidzos chairs Cybersecurity; Technology, effective 1995-01-01.