Vernon L Irvin (born 1962 near Pittsburgh) is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for XM Satellite Radio.
He previously held positions at MCI (where he was key in creating the "Friends & Family" package); later he worked VeriSign, where he oversaw the company's telecommunications unit.
Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Braddock, Pennsylvania, one of three children of a US Steel worker and a beauty care lecturer, Irvin attended Swi...
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Vernon L Irvin (born 1962 near Pittsburgh) is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for XM Satellite Radio.
He previously held positions at MCI (where he was key in creating the "Friends & Family" package); later he worked VeriSign, where he oversaw the company's telecommunications unit.
Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Braddock, Pennsylvania, one of three children of a US Steel worker and a beauty care lecturer, Irvin attended Swissvale High . A talented American footballer and Pittsburgh Steelers fan, after trying out for a football scholarship in California, Irvin gained a place at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio on a football scholarship. But as his knees deteriorated, he concentrated on his studies to gain a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
He then moved into computing positions in the telecommunications industry, and then into senior management positions with several major communications companies, including MFS UUNET, Ameritech, and MCI. Irvin...
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