Presently, William L. Horton occupies the position of Secretary, Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel at Verizon Communications, Inc.

He is also on the board of Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc.

He previously occupied the position of Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Mr. Horton received a graduate degree from the University of Virginia, a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University.