Speaker Profile

W. David Hubbard

Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Consumer Marketing & Products/ Verizon Communications

W. David Hubbard is VP and deputy general counsel for Verizon Communications, where he leads the consumer marketing and products legal team responsible for providing legal counsel and guidance on business initiatives, national advertising, and marketing campaigns for new products, devices, and service offerings. Mr. Hubbard is also the co-chair of Verizon’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and also oversees the company’s legal internship program.

Previously at Verizon, Mr. Hubbard led the intellectual property and digital media legal teams and served as the general counsel for the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. Prior to joining Verizon, Mr. Hubbard was an associate with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. In addition, he and his wife co-founded Sweet Reads, a literacy-based nonprofit dedicated to providing children in under-served communities with books.

Mr. Hubbard earned his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. from the University of Maryland at College Park.