D. Bidzos Biography and Net Worth

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign

D. James Bidzos is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verisign. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verisign.

As the founder of Verisign, Mr. Bidzos is an internet and security industry pioneer whose accomplishments include building RSA Security into the early standard-bearer for authentication and encryption, and launching Verisign as a company in 1995 to develop the digital certificate infrastructure for internet commerce. Mr. Bidzos has been either Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board since the Company’s founding in 1995. Mr. Bidzos’ current tenure as Chairman of the Board dates to August 2007. Mr. Bidzos was appointed Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Verisign on an interim basis on June 30, 2008. On January 14, 2009, Mr. Bidzos resigned as interim President, and on August 17, 2009, Mr. Bidzos resigned as interim Chief Executive Officer and was reappointed Executive Chairman. On August 1, 2011, Mr. Bidzos was re-appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bidzos resigned as President on February 11, 2020. Mr. Bidzos served as president and CEO of RSA Security from 1986 to February 1999, and then served as RSA's vice chairman from 1999 to May 2002.

What is D. James Bidzos' net worth?: The estimated net worth of D. James Bidzos is at least $123.96 million as of January 16th, 2024. Mr. Bidzos owns 504,306 shares of VeriSign stock worth more than $123,963,458 as of March 26th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Bidzos may own. Additionally, Mr. Bidzos receives a salary of $2,250,000.00 as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at VeriSign. Learn More about D. James Bidzos' net worth.
How old is D. James Bidzos?: Mr. Bidzos is currently 69 years old. There are 4 older executives and no younger executives at VeriSign. Learn More on D. James Bidzos' age.
What is D. James Bidzos' salary?: As the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign, Inc., Mr. Bidzos earns $2,250,000.00 per year. Learn More on D. James Bidzos' salary.
How do I contact D. James Bidzos?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Bidzos and other VeriSign executives is 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190. VeriSign can also be reached via phone at (703) 948-3200 and via email at ir@verisign.com. Learn More on D. James Bidzos' contact information.
Has D. James Bidzos been buying or selling shares of VeriSign?: D. James Bidzos has not been actively trading shares of VeriSign during the past quarter. Most recently, D James Bidzos sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.35, for a transaction totalling $402,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 500,306 shares of the company's stock, valued at $100,736,613.10. Learn More on D. James Bidzos' trading history.
Who are VeriSign's active insiders?: VeriSign's insider roster includes D. Bidzos (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer), Yehuda Buchalter (Director), John Calys (SVP), Kathleen Cote (Executive Chairman), Thomas Frist, III (Director), Thomas Indelicarto (EVP), George Kilguss, III (CFO), Danny Mcpherson (EVP), Todd Strubbe (COO), and Timothy Tomlinson (Director). Learn More on VeriSign's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of VeriSign?: In the last year, insiders at the information services provider sold shares 10 times. They sold a total of 13,202 shares worth more than $2,490,962.47. The most recent insider tranaction occured on February, 24th when SVP John Calys sold 447 shares worth more than $103,592.25. Insiders at VeriSign own 0.8% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at VeriSign.
Information on this page was last updated on 2/24/2025.

D. James Bidzos Insider Trading History at VeriSign

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
1/18/2024	Sell	2,000	$201.35	$402,700.00	500,306
1/16/2024	Sell	2,000	$203.58	$407,160.00	504,306
1/10/2024	Sell	4,000	$200.00	$800,000.00	508,306
12/21/2023	Sell	2,000	$204.66	$409,320.00	512,306
12/19/2023	Sell	2,000	$206.16	$412,320.00	516,306
12/14/2023	Sell	5,000	$216.34	$1,081,700.00	518,306
12/12/2023	Sell	5,000	$215.33	$1,076,650.00	528,306
11/24/2023	Sell	5,000	$213.64	$1,068,200.00	533,306
11/21/2023	Sell	5,000	$212.65	$1,063,250.00	543,306
11/16/2023	Sell	5,000	$209.36	$1,046,800.00	548,306
11/14/2023	Sell	5,000	$208.96	$1,044,800.00	559,474
8/8/2023	Sell	2,000	$204.55	$409,100.00	565,642
7/20/2023	Sell	2,000	$214.04	$428,080.00	567,642
7/18/2023	Sell	3,000	$214.74	$644,220.00	571,642
7/13/2023	Sell	2,000	$216.45	$432,900.00	574,642
7/11/2023	Sell	5,000	$216.94	$1,084,700.00	578,642
6/22/2023	Sell	2,000	$219.85	$439,700.00	583,642
6/20/2023	Sell	5,000	$222.34	$1,111,700.00	587,642
6/15/2023	Sell	2,000	$223.65	$447,300.00	592,642
6/13/2023	Sell	5,000	$224.45	$1,122,250.00	596,642
5/18/2023	Sell	2,000	$225.05	$450,100.00	601,642
5/16/2023	Sell	5,000	$224.67	$1,123,350.00	605,642
5/11/2023	Sell	2,000	$220.95	$441,900.00	611,810
5/9/2023	Sell	4,200	$219.11	$920,262.00	636,610
4/20/2023	Sell	2,000	$214.88	$429,760.00	640,810
4/18/2023	Sell	3,000	$218.25	$654,750.00	644,810
4/13/2023	Sell	2,000	$215.76	$431,520.00	647,810
4/11/2023	Sell	6,000	$211.29	$1,267,740.00	651,810
3/23/2023	Sell	2,000	$200.00	$400,000.00	657,810
3/21/2023	Sell	8,000	$200.07	$1,600,560.00	661,810
2/23/2023	Sell	2,000	$203.22	$406,440.00	669,810
2/21/2023	Sell	2,000	$203.10	$406,200.00	673,810
2/16/2023	Sell	2,000	$208.76	$417,520.00	662,108
2/14/2023	Sell	3,000	$213.43	$640,290.00	668,234
1/19/2023	Sell	2,000	$211.73	$423,460.00	652,444
1/17/2023	Sell	3,000	$214.87	$644,610.00	656,444
1/12/2023	Sell	2,000	$211.80	$423,600.00	659,444
1/10/2023	Sell	2,000	$207.68	$415,360.00	666,444
12/22/2022	Sell	2,000	$202.25	$404,500.00	668,444
12/20/2022	Sell	2,000	$200.12	$400,240.00	672,444
12/15/2022	Sell	2,000	$202.41	$404,820.00	674,444
12/13/2022	Sell	2,000	$209.15	$418,300.00	678,444
8/16/2022	Sell	3,293	$203.76	$670,981.68	682,601
8/10/2022	Sell	12,707	$200.04	$2,541,908.28	687,051
4/19/2022	Sell	3,000	$213.97	$641,910.00	713,915
4/12/2022	Sell	3,000	$215.02	$645,060.00	719,915
3/15/2022	Sell	3,000	$200.62	$601,860.00
3/8/2022	Sell	3,000	$210.26	$630,780.00
2/15/2022	Sell	3,000	$215.71	$647,130.00
2/8/2022	Sell	3,000	$216.27	$648,810.00
1/18/2022	Sell	5,000	$221.26	$1,106,300.00
1/11/2022	Sell	5,000	$236.18	$1,180,900.00
12/21/2021	Sell	5,264	$242.73	$1,277,730.72
12/14/2021	Sell	5,000	$237.05	$1,185,250.00
11/16/2021	Sell	5,000	$240.35	$1,201,750.00
11/9/2021	Sell	11,000	$233.91	$2,573,010.00
10/19/2021	Sell	3,000	$214.68	$644,040.00
10/12/2021	Sell	3,000	$204.72	$614,160.00
9/21/2021	Sell	3,000	$214.21	$642,630.00
9/14/2021	Sell	5,000	$221.26	$1,106,300.00	806,989
6/23/2021	Sell	6,000	$226.42	$1,358,520.00	812,826
5/19/2021	Sell	6,000	$217.17	$1,303,020.00	825,480
5/12/2021	Sell	6,000	$218.51	$1,311,060.00	833,106
4/21/2021	Sell	6,000	$210.72	$1,264,320.00	841,776
4/14/2021	Sell	12,000	$203.69	$2,444,280.00	843,170
2/17/2021	Sell	6,000	$200.44	$1,202,640.00
2/10/2021	Sell	6,000	$201.84	$1,211,040.00	829,456
1/20/2021	Sell	6,000	$200.28	$1,201,680.00	832,356
1/13/2021	Sell	6,000	$200.00	$1,200,000.00	838,356
12/23/2020	Sell	6,000	$215.62	$1,293,720.00	848,671
12/16/2020	Sell	6,000	$215.07	$1,290,420.00	855,888
11/11/2020	Sell	6,000	$201.64	$1,209,840.00	863,185
10/21/2020	Sell	6,000	$205.09	$1,230,540.00	865,461
10/14/2020	Sell	6,000	$213.55	$1,281,300.00	873,385
9/16/2020	Sell	6,000	$205.64	$1,233,840.00	880,885
9/9/2020	Sell	6,000	$200.20	$1,201,200.00	882,485
8/19/2020	Sell	6,000	$206.84	$1,241,040.00	893,758
8/12/2020	Sell	6,000	$202.35	$1,214,100.00	898,815
7/15/2020	Sell	6,000	$200.00	$1,200,000.00	904,215
7/8/2020	Sell	6,000	$210.53	$1,263,180.00	913,515

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D. James Bidzos Buying and Selling Activity at VeriSign

VeriSign Company Overview

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. VeriSign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Today's Range

Now: $245.81

$244.24

$247.47

50 Day Range

MA: $227.92

$206.65

$245.81

2 Week Range

Now: $245.81

$167.05

$247.47

Volume

657,466 shs

Average Volume

690,916 shs

Market Capitalization

$23.25 billion

P/E Ratio

30.73

Dividend Yield

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Beta

0.87

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