Christopher Bartlett, formerly managing director at Morgan Stanley, has become head of Verizon’s corporate venturing arm.

Christopher Bartlett has joined US-based telecommunications firm Verizon’s corporate venturing arm, Verizon Ventures, as senior vice-president for corporate development and head of ventures.

Bartlett will take over John Doherty’s former responsibilities, which include joint ventures, strategic investment activity, acquisitions and divestitures, following Doherty’s departure from Verizon at the end of June this year. Doherty was unavailable to comment on his next move.

Verizon hired Bartlett from investment banking firm Morgan Stanley, where he had been a…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.