Vernon's Expertise

Vernon partners with the portfolio company management teams of Ariel Alternatives to drive value-creation initiatives related to the go-to-market function, including new business growth and existing customer expansion. He works across the broader portfolio and partners with the deal teams to assist with investment due diligence. Before Ariel, Vernon was chief revenue officer and executive vice president at G-P/Globalization Partners and Co-CEO and chief revenue officer and executive vice president of Everbridge, Inc. He also held leadership roles at Lumen Technologies (formerly Century Link), Virtual World Computing, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Verisign, Inc. and British Telecommunications. Vernon is a member on various boards and advisory committees, including Executive Leadership Council, Colorado Technology Association, and the Mile High United Way—each aligned with his interests in supporting value added tech startups, economic empowerment, literacy and education and mentoring next-generation leaders and entrepreneurs. Vernon received a BS in information systems from the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of the executive development program of the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flager School of Business.