Holly Hess Groos

Ms. Groos currently serves as an external advisor for the Performance Improvement and Telecommunications practice of Bain & Company, and she has served in that position since April 2020. Prior to joining Bain & Company, Ms. Groos held a variety of senior strategic roles at Verizon, Verizon Media and Verizon Wireless. At Verizon, she was most recently responsible for managing a team of 125 while leading a $10 billion four-year Business Excellence cash cost reduction initiative by promoting increased budgetary discipline and efficiency. Previously, while at Verizon Media, Ms. Groos was responsible for the oversight of all financial functions, corporate strategy and corporate development. Prior to this role, she was Head of Internal Audit for Verizon, where she implemented robust governance processes and strict financial controls. Prior to her roles at Verizon Media, Ms. Groos displayed executive leadership capacities while serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Verizon Wireless.