John F. Killian is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Mr. Killian is on the board of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. and 7 other companies.

He previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for Verizon Communications, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer of NYNEX Cablecomms Group, Inc. President for MCI Communications Services LLC, President of Verizon Business Global LLC, Chief Financial Officer for Verizon Maryland LLC, Chief Financial Officer for Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Chief Financial Officer at Verizon Virginia LLC, Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of Verizon Telecom and Group President-International Telecommunications at Bell Atlantic Corp. (which are all subsidiaries of Verizon Communications, Inc.) and Chairman at Providence College.

John F. Killian received an undergraduate degree from Providence College and a graduate degree from Bentley University.