Janet Schijns

Janet Schijns is Vice President, Business Solutions Group (BSG) at Verizon Wireless. She and her team are responsible for shaping and delivering global business and government solution strategies for Verizon Wireless.

Schijns joined Verizon in 2010 to apply her extensive experience of linking market needs, business strategy and technology evolutions to the development of market-leading solutions. Her deep expertise in vertical markets, third-party channel product partnerships, and application development are being leveraged to ensure Verizon Wireless continues to enhance its competitive advantage in the market.

Prior to joining Verizon Wireless, Schijns was a Vice President in the Enterprise and Government Business at Motorola. During this period, she was recognized repeatedly as one of the industry’s top channel leaders by a number of associations and publications. Most notably, Channel Insider honored her with the prestigious Channel Challenger Award and CRN named her a Top 25 Channel Sales Executive in 2009.

Prior to joining Motorola in 2008, Schijns was Founder & CEO of The JS Group, an international consultancy firm focused on providing business-based programs for strategic growth to high-tech companies. Schijns is the creator of the industry-recognized, award-winning Master-of-Convergence, Partner Expert, and Solutions First programs.

Schijns received her Bachelor of Science degree in business from Montclair State University. She is a founding member of the Channel Vanguard Council and an active advocate for talent development in our schools and our industry.