End User Council
Andrew Jay
Head of Data Centre Solutions, CBRE, Member at Large, AC Member: 2018-2020
Andrew is an Executive Director within the Global Corporate Services division of CBRE based in London. He is head of…
Bill Kleyman
Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions, Switch, Millenials/Gen-Z MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Bill Kleyman brings more than 15 years of experience to his role as Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions at…
Charisse Richards
Chief Information Officer, Judicial Branch of Arizona, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair, AC Member: 2020-Present
Charisse Richards has 25+ years of infrastructure and operations experience. Charisse has held various senior leadership roles in the Data…
Christian Belady
Vice President, Datacenter Advanced Development, Microsoft, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Christian Belady is a seasoned veteran in managing Datacenter/Infrastructure Development at global scale. He has developed one of the largest…
Curt Belusar
Hardware Engineering Leader, Hyperscale IT Development, 1st Degree Fellow, AC Member: 2018-Present
Curt moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2017 to head a hyperscale engineering organization that develops server and…
Jim Smith
Former CTO, Data Center Executive, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
For over 11 years, Jim served in various leadership roles at Digital Realty Trust including CTO with responsibilities spanning the…
Joe Kava
VP of Data Centers, Google, 4th Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Joe Kava is vice president of Data Centers at Google. His current responsibilities include engineering, construction management and delivery, critical…
Terri Simpkin
Associate Professor, Univeristy of Nottingham, Member at Large, AC Member: 2018-Present
Terri Simpkin is an industry experienced academic, educator, researcher, public speaker and an authority on the impostor phenomenon. Terri is…
Thomas Furlong
VP Infrastructure Data Centers, Facebook, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
As the Vice President of Infrastructure Data Centers at Facebook, Thomas Furlong has responsibility for the creation and execution of…
Partner Council
Andrew Jay
Head of Data Centre Solutions, CBRE, Member at Large, AC Member: 2018-2020
Andrew is an Executive Director within the Global Corporate Services division of CBRE based in London. He is head of…
Brian Cox
Chief Executive Officer, STACK Infrastructure, AC Member: 2020-Present
Brian Cox is a founder, scaler and leader of organizations tackling the most challenging elements of the digital economy. Brian…
Frederic Xerri
Executive VP Europe, Legrand, AC Member: 2019-Present
Frederic Xerri joined Legrand in 1992, holding various positions in marketing in Germany and France until 1999, when he took…
John Schmidt
Vice President of Global Data Center Solutions, Commscope, 1st Degree Fellow, AC Member: 2017-Present
John Schmidt is CommScope’s Vice President of Global Data Center Solutions where he leads a team of Solution Architects and…
Laurie Oswald
Senior Vice President of Sales, Vertiv, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Laurie Oswald is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Vertiv.
Lee Kirby
Chairman, Salute Inc., Veterans MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Lee has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of information systems, strategic business development, finance, planning, human…
Lex Coors
Chief Data Center Technology and Engineering Officer of InterXion, a Digital Realty Company, AC Member: 2021-Present
Over the past 30 years of his career, he has built exceptionally strong credentials in the design of versatile, cost-effective…
Mark Monroe
Principle Engineer, Datacenter Advanced Development Group, Microsoft, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Mark Monroe is a Principle Engineer in the Datacenter Advanced Development Group at Microsoft, working on issues in energy and…
Mark Swift
Vice President of Engineering and Marketing, Legrand, Journey 1st Degree, AC Member: 2019-Present
Mark Swift is Vice President of Engineering and Marketing for Legrand’s Starline Business Unit (formerly Universal Electric Corporation), manufacturer of…
Martin Lynch
Chief Executive Officer, Pure Data Centres Group, AC Member: 2019-Present
Martin has over 30 years’ experience leading mission-critical and development projects and businesses in the IT, Telecoms and outsourcing sectors.…
Martin Murphy
Chief Operating Officer, CBRE Data Centre Solutions, AC Member: 2021-Present
Martin Murphy is the Chief Operating Officer within CBRE’s Data Centre Solutions Group. An accomplished leader with global experience in…
Michael Lahoud
Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Stream Data Centers, 1st Degree Journey, AC Member: 2017-Present
Lahoud is responsible for the implementation of Stream Data Centers’ overall business strategies and go-to-market operations, including the expansion of…
Nancy Novak
Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters, Member at Large, AC Member: 2020-Present
Nancy Novak, Compass Datacenters’ Chief Innovation Officer, has over 25 years of construction experience and has overseen the delivery of…
Paul Finch
Interim CEO and COO, KAO Data, Member at Large, AC Member: 2020-Present
Paul Finch is interim CEO and COO at Kao Data, providing strategic direction and oversight to the company, and policy…
Pete Jones
Chief Development Officer, Yondr Group, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Ask Pete Jones what his colleagues and clients like most about him, and he’ll consider his words carefully before answering.…
Peter Gross
Managing Partner, PMG Associates, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Peter is the Managing Partner at PMG Associates. Prior to his role at PMG Associates, Peter lead the Mission Critical…
Randy Brouckman
CEO, EdgeConneX, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2017-Present
Mr. Brouckman has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, software and data centers. Prior to leading EdgeConneX, Randy served…
Santiago Suinaga
Managing Director, KIO Networks, AC Member: 2020-Present
Santiago, Managing Director of KIO Data Center Services Business Unit, has more than 15 years of experience in the Data…
Spencer Viernes
COO & CLO, Virtual Power Systems, AC Member: 2020-Present
Spencer Viernes is the COO & CLO for Virtual Power Systems.