Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
As AI capabilities advance, leaders may not be able to predict exactly how work will evolve. But they still need to prepare employees for what’s ahead.
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman tells HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius why the company established a $20 million fund for AI reskilling and training—and why he believes it may need to invest two or three times as much over the next two years.
For Schulman, preparing for AI disruption means investing both in Verizon’s employees, and the communities the company serves.
Read the full interview: https://s.hbr.org/46I4L96
As AI capabilities advance, leaders may not be able to predict exactly how work will evolve. But they still need to prepare employees for what’s ahead.
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman tells HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius why the company established a $20 million fund for AI reskilling and training—and why he believes it may need to invest two or three times as much over the next two years.
For Schulman, preparing for AI disruption means investing both in Verizon’s employees, and the communities the company serves.
Read the full interview: https://s.hbr.org/46I4L96










