DICE Southeast | Data Center Investment Conference & Expo, Southeast

Jared Day

President & CFO
Compass Datacenters

Jared Day has over 20 years of experience scaling high growth businesses. Previously, Jared was the President of Armor Defense, Inc a cloud cyber security company, where he led the organization through a period of rapid growth (5x in four years). Jared served as acting CFO for most of his time at Armor, overseeing the financial management of the company and closing several rounds of debt and equity capital. At Armor Defense, Jared was also responsible for product management, operations, sales, marketing and all administrative functions. Previously, Jared spent eight years as a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group where he specialized in developing growth strategies and execution plans for portfolio companies of several of the world’s largest private equity investors. Prior to BCG, Jared was CFO of FirstDoor, a software-as-a-service company acquired by Infor. Jared began his professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jared received a B.S. degree in Management and Accounting from Washington and Lee University, magna cum laude, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

David Dunn

COO
H5 Data Centers

David Dunn is COO of H5 Data Centers. Mr. Dunn has nearly 15 years of experience managing significant growth and delivering outsized returns on investment in the Internet infrastructure space. Mr. Dunn most recently served as vice president at the Zayo Group where he was responsible for managing the wavelength and mobile infrastructure business units. Prior to Zayo, Mr. Dunn was senior vice president at CoreSite where he held leadership roles in mergers & acquisitions, leasing, marketing and strategy. Before joining CoreSite, Mr. Dunn held roles at several private equity firms including The Carlyle Group and J.E. Robert Companies. Mr. Dunn earned a B.S. in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Phil ​Horstmann

CEO
Ascent Corp.

​Phil ​Horstmann founded Ascent in 1998. He wanted to align and integrate best-in-class critical systems infrastructure, facilities engineering, purpose built construction, architectural acumen and best practices operations protocols. Doing so would allow for the improvement of client operations in data center and other critical systems environments. Today, under his leadership, Ascent is a turnkey critical systems infrastructure solutions provider. The company provides a broad range of expertise, uniquely spanning data center planning, engineering, construction, management, real estate development and operations outsourcing.

Raul Martynek

CEO
DataBank

Raul Martynek joined DataBank in June of 2017 as the Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he provides overall strategic direction of the company and its operations. Raul is a 25+ year veteran in the telecom and Internet Infrastructure sector. He most recently served as a Senior Advisor for Digital Bridge Holdings LLC. Prior to Digital Bridge, he served as Chief Executive Officer for New Jersey-based data center and managed services operator Net Access, LLC. Net Access was acquired in November 2015 by Denver-based data center operator Cologix. Prior to Net Access, he was the CEO of Voxel dot Net, Inc., a global managed hosting and cloud company, which was acquired by Internap Network Services Corp. in early 2012. Mr. Martynek also served as the Chief Restructuring Officer of Smart Telecom, a Dublin, Ireland-based fiber carrier which was acquired by Digiweb in 2009. Before that he evaluated investment opportunities in the telecommunications and Internet sector as a Senior Advisor at Plainfield Asset Management, a $4B hedge fund. Prior to Plainfield, Mr. Martynek spent 13 years with telecom and Internet provider InfoHighway Communications Corp; first as a Chief Operating Officer of Eureka Networks and then as President and Chief Executive Officer of InfoHighway. InfoHighway was acquired by Broadview Networks in 2007. Mr. Martynek earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Binghamton University and received a Master Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Pete Marin

President & CEO
T5 Data Centers

​As President and Chief Executive Officer of T5 Data Centers, Pete is responsible for setting the overall strategy of the firm, maintaining client relationships, capital management, and creating and executing the firm’s vision for growth. Pete has more than 20 years of experience in the data center sector ranging from development, securing debt and equity capital, to tenant representation including site selection and incentives. Pete’s understanding of end-user needs has enabled T5 Data Centers to reduce project cycle-time and cost, which leads to successful relationships, and repeat business. Prior to T5 Data Centers, Pete served as Executive Vice President at The Staubach Company where he started, managed, and lead the National Contact & Data Center Practice for 13 of his 14 years at the firm and was recognized on a regular basis for his many achievements. Before Staubach, Pete held various sales positions with Trammell Crow, MCI, and 3M Company. ​ ​ Pete received a B.S. in Finance from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.​

Steven Dreher

Senior Director, Solutions Architecture
Green House Data

Steven Dreher leads the solutions architecture team at Green House Data, where he is responsible innovation, system and service integration, and cloud infrastructure. He has spoken at industry events including Cloud Computing Expo and AFCOM. He is the former CTO of the Wyoming state court system.

Keith Dunnavant

VP, Sales - Americas
Munters Corporation

Responsible for data center product sales in the Americas 27 years of HVAC engineering and sales experience, including extensive work with custom air-handling solutions that has utilized air-to-air energy recovery, dehumidification, precision air conditioning and evaporative cooling. 17 years experience in Data Center Cooling. Previous positions include working as regional sales manager and national commercial sales manager for Munters/Des Champs Technologies and as an applications engineer for Diversified Control Systems. Hobbies include running, hiking/mountaineering, kayaking, and adventure travel.

Marissa Jules

HPC Core Manager
University of California, San Francisco

David McCall

VP, Innovation
QTS

David believes good relationships and purpose affects one's life at every moment. He has been able to realize his calling to create teams that simplify and enhance people’s interactions within the world of technology. In the industry since 1997, his career has been anything but typical leading IT and technical teams in Hyperscale, Cloud, Hybrid IT, and Colocation. In his spare time, David enjoys boardgames with friends, family time with his wife and three teenage daughters, and perfecting how to grill.

Mitch Morrow

Critical Facility Consultant
Jerry L. Johnson and Associates, Inc.

Mitch Morrow has over 20 years of experience in the Critical Infrastructure Environment. He is a Master Electrician and started building data centers with Holder Properties. Mitch then went into facility management for IHG’s data center in Alpharetta, GA. After many years in facility management, he transitioned into data center commissioning. While commissioning a new colocation site, Mitch was invited by the owner to come aboard and manage 3 colo facilities. Currently, Mitch uses his industry-leading experience to help consult and manage large critical infrastructure upgrades and buildouts.

Mohammad Zahid

Global Head of IT Infrastructure
Exide Technologies

Melvin Greer

Chief Data Scientist, Americas
Intel Corporation

Melvin Greer is Chief Data Scientist, Americas, Intel Corporation. He is responsible for building Intel’s data science platform through graph analytics, machine learning and cognitive computing to accelerate transformation of data into a strategic asset for Public Sector and commercial enterprises. His systems and software engineering experience has resulted in patented inventions in Cloud Computing, Synthetic Biology and IoT Bio-sensors for edge analytics. He functions as a principal investigator in advanced research studies, including Nanotechnology, Additive Manufacturing and Gamification. He significantly advances the body of knowledge in basic research and critical, highly advanced engineering and scientific disciplines. Mr. Greer is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and U.S. National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine, GUIRR. Melvin has been appointed to Senior Advisor and Fellow at the FBI IT and Data Division. Melvin is charged with acceleration of the FBI mission by supporting appropriate data collection, data analytics, discovery and visualization via advanced data science and AI techniques. Melvin is one of the 2018 LinkedIn Top 10 Voices in data science and analytics. He also received the Washington Exec inaugural Pinnacle Award as the 2018 Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year. Melvin received the 2017 BDPA Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2012 BEYA Technologist of the Year Award which recognize his outstanding technical contributions that have had a material impact and high value to society as a whole. Melvin Greer has been appointed Fellow of the National Cybersecurity Institute where he assists government, industry, military, and academic sectors meet the challenges in cyber security policy, technology and education. Melvin is Professor, Master of Science in Data Science program at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Adjunct Faculty, Advanced Academic Program at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches the Masters of Science course “Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence”.

Calvin Lawrence

DE & CTO, Analytics Solutions North America - Cognitive Solutions
IBM

Calvin currently serves as IBM's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Cognitive & Analytic Solutions division. He is a highly respected Information Technology executive who has over 25 years of experience including senior leadership roles at several Fortune 100 companies . His areas of specialty include Service Oriented and Enterprise Architecture.

Missy Young

Chief Information Officer
Switch

Missy Young is the CIO (Chief Information Officer) at Switch. She drives the company’s solutions architecture to create a fundamental and sustainable change in the way clients ultimately design and implement intelligent data strategies. As a technologist, Missy has played an imperative role in the company’s evolution from the most innovative data center company in the world to the world’s only hyperscale retail colocation ecosystem that it is today. Since joining the company in 2005, Missy has also held roles with leadership responsibilities for all sales operations and solutions engineering with respect to potential clients and win-win contract negotiations. Her expertise in technology trends, forecasting client needs and connecting those trends with results has been a great asset to Switch and its success. Prior to becoming a partner at Switch, Missy was the Director of Sales Engineering and VoIP services for Mpower Communications. Her portfolio of experience also includes senior sales engineering positions at ICG Communications, InteleNet Data Centers, and FirstWorld Communications. She entered the industry back in the dot-com days of the mid-90s, as a network engineer through her Cisco, Microsoft, and Novell certifications. Missy serves on the FIRST ® Nevada Robotics Board, the Foundation Board of the College of Southern Nevada, the Foundation Board of Opportunity Village, the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Research Board, the Desert Research Institute Foundation Board, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Board of Directors. Additionally, Missy is a strong advocate for the certification path of education for young students who desire to enter the technology field.

Lindsey Bruner

COO
CleanArc Data Centers

An accomplished executive, Lindsey brings together expertise in project development for both data centers and renewable energy. Lindsey led the advancement of several hundred megawatts of data center pipelines across the US and Europe, and her renewable energy development experience extends to the US, Canada and parts of South America. Prior to joining CleanArc, Lindsey served as Vice President of Project Development at CyrusOne, a leading global data center developer and operator specializing in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions across the globe. At CyrusOne, she led the global Project Development team and was responsible for the strategy, execution, and delivery of the company’s organic data center development projects. Prior to this role, Lindsey served as CyrusOne’s Senior Corporate Counsel of Real Estate & Construction, working alongside the company’s U.S. and global site selection and construction teams in all aspects of site selection and development. Previously, Lindsey served as Senior Attorney for the Americas division of RES Group, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, where she represented the organization in various matters related to the development and construction of utility scale renewable energy projects. Lindsey began her career as an attorney in private practice focused on commercial and industrial real estate. Lindsey holds an AB in English from Duke University, a JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Robert Elliott

Senior VP, Public & Government Affairs
Switch

Rob Elliott is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for Switch. His organizational portfolio includes federal, state and local policy, along with leadership in issue advocacy. Strategically aligning all components of public relations, media communications and internal communications to support the company’s goals is also a critical component of Rob’s focus. Additionally, Rob leads the team at the Innevation Center, Powered by Switch, in Las Vegas, ensuring it continues to meet and grow its mission as the center of Nevada’s innovation economy. Prior to joining Switch, Rob’s distinguished career in public and private sector included executive leadership positions with the Office of the Nevada Governor, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office, the Nevada Legislature, the United States Senate, MGM Resorts International and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. A life-long Nevadan, Rob is active in the community through his work on the Nevada Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coalition Advisory Committee, the Nevada Preservation Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign and the Animal Foundation.

Patrick Fiel

Senior VP, Corporate Development
EdgeConneX

Patrick Fiel is SVP, Corporate Development, at EdgeConneX, the only global data center platform focused exclusively on the Edge and Hyperscale. Patrick has nearly 20 years of experience negotiating corporate development, legal, real estate investment trust (REIT) and capital markets transactions. At EdgeConneX, Patrick leads global corporate development and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including responsibility for structuring and executing EdgeConneX’s corporate strategies and growth initiatives. Previously, Patrick was with Equinix, the world’s leading interconnection and retail colocation data center provider. He also has served as a public company general counsel/ chief legal officer, an in-house counsel to a large financial institution focusing on global corporate investment banking, and as a capital markets advisor while at a multinational law firm. Patrick graduated from the College of William & Mary (where he has taught International Business Management as an adjunct professor) and the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Edith Haney, Esq.

Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary
Fogo Data Centers

Ms. Haney is a co-founder and currently serves as Executive VP and General Counsel for Fogo Data Centers. Prior to joining Fogo Data Centers, Ms. Haney was a partner in a regional law firm, Tisinger Vance, P.C., practicing for fifteen years as a commercial attorney in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate and General Commercial law.  Ms. Haney joined Fogo Data Centers as a start-up company, and has advised the Company through formation; facility acquisitions, construction, expansions and leases; financing and equity participations, and facility certifications and compliance, in addition to general corporate matters.  Ms. Haney is a proud alumnus of the University of West Georgia (Political Science) and holds a Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University. Since her return to the West Georgia area in 1993, Ms. Haney has played an active role in our community. She is a past Chairman of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, and served on the Board of Carroll Tomorrow and the Community Foundation of West Georgia. Ms. Haney currently serves as a Board Member for one our community’s newest non-profits, Circles of West Georgia and is an active board member and serves on the Executive Committee of our own University of West Georgia Board of Trustees. Ms. Haney is an active member of Midway Church here in West Georgia and is a charter member of the Carrollton Dawnbreakers Rotary Club. Ms. Haney is married to Richard Haney, Jr. and is mom to three teenagers, Kyle, Rachel and Rebekah.

Michael Ortiz

CEO
Layer 9 Datacenters

Michael bring 23 years of investment banking, commercial real estate, and digital infrastructure experience, and with it he brings a deep understanding how mission critical infrastructure is the bind which holds today’s digital economy together. Serving as Chief Executive Officer for Layer 9 Data Centers, Michael leads the organization’s growth initiatives into Latin America where Layer 9 will begin delivering in 2023 hyperscale data center solutions to cloud service providers and enterprise 1000 clients. Michael has maintained leadership roles with hyperscale data center operators, Digital Realty and DuPont Fabros Technology and previously served in Portfolio Management at Equity Office Properties through the sale of the company to Blackstone in 2007. Michael’s investment banking experience at JP Morgan and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group focused on capital debt placements and distressed credit workouts. Michael recently earned his Executive Education Certifications in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence from the University Of Oxford.

Kurt Stoever

Chief Product & Marketing Officer
DC BLOX, Inc.

Kurt Stoever is responsible for all of DC BLOX’s product-related and marketing activities. With more 25 years of success at driving growth, optimizing operations and increasing client satisfaction, he has held senior technology and executive positions at Electronic Data Systems, Aptegrity, Globix and Quality Technology Services. Kurt is a graduate of the University of Buffalo and Lehigh University and resides in Atlanta with his wife and two children. A retired ski racer, he has traded his skis for a fishing pole and competes in local bass tournaments.

Mark Fuqua

Senior VP, Sales
Green House Data

Timothy Kiser

Founder
Colo Atl

Timothy A. Kiser, Founder of Colo Atl, is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in 35 states. With over 25 years of engineering experience, Mr. Kiser has served as the designer and engineer on over 70 telecommunications facilities. Mr. Kiser designed and constructed the fully-built Colo Atl colocation and Meet Me Room facility in November 2001 to serve as a carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection facility. As Owner, Designer and Engineer at the Colo Atl facility, Mr. Kiser was instrumental in achieving the prestigious SSAE 16 certification, an internationally recognized third-party assurance audit designed for service organizations. Colo Atl achieved the certification after a stringent audit of its internal business processes and IT controls, including physical security, environmental security, logical security, and network security. A premier industry expert on data centers/colocation, engineering, peering, and Software Defined Networking, Mr. Kiser is a distinguished speaker. Select speaking engagements include the CEO Roundtables at Telecom Exchange (2012 and 2013), FISPA Live (Atlanta), and IMN Forums on Financing, Investing & Real Estate Development for Data Centers. Mr. Kiser also operates the Georgia Technology Center (GTC) and the Southeast Network Access Point (SNAP), both of which are located in Colo Atl’s Atlanta, Georgia facility at 55 Marietta Street. The GTC is a live lab for network equipment vendors to highlight their optical and electrical hardware and operating systems; and SNAP is a next-generation Internet Exchange (IX) supporting IPv4, IPv6, OpenFlow, and Software Defined Networking (SDN). A Georgia Institute of Technology graduate, Mr. Kiser holds a degree in Electrical Engineering, and served as an Air Force B52 bomber pilot during Operation Desert Storm. In his spare time, Mr. Kiser enjoys traveling, spending time with close friends and business associates and recreational flying.

Tony Pichetto

Director, Operations & Technology
Vericon Resources

Tony Pichetto is Director of Operations and Technology for Vericon, a global leader in background screening, where he is responsible for product innovation, business intelligence, and cloud solutions. Prior to joining Vericon, he co-founded K-Star, Inc., a cloud hosting provider specializing in desktop virtualization. Tony earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Southern Polytechnic State University. In his spare time, Tony enjoys coaching youth sports and serves on the Football Board for Dacula Athletic Association.

John Solensky

Director, Solutions Engineering - East
Internap Corporation (INAP)

John Solensky leads the solution engineering group for INAP’s east region, comprising of Boston, New York and Atlanta. Mr. Solensky is responsible for solution design pertaining to INAP’s colocation, cloud, IP and hosting products. He has 18 years of engineering and management experience in the cloud and data center industries. In some of his previous roles, Mr. Solensky worked in the financial vertical as solutions engineer with Savvis and served as director of solutions engineering at Net Access Corporation prior to its acquisition by Cologix. In addition, he has experience as a solutions architect with a leading systems integrator in the SLED and higher education space.

Kevin Thames

Director, Partner & Alliances Sales - Americas East
Equinix

As the Director of Partner & Alliance Sales for the Eastern United States, Canada, and Latin America, Kevin manages the team that delivers a joint value proposition with our largest Alliance Partners, the hyperscaler cloud providers, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, and Google. In addition, Kevin manages the team responsible for our reseller and referral channels. Kevin delivers value at the intersection of Equinix field sales teams, and the sales teams of our alliance and reseller partner communities to codevelop go-to- market strategies that deliver results. Kevin joined Equinix in 2011 as an Enterprise Account Executive and successfully helped ten Fortune 500 Companies on their journeys to the cloud through Equinix’s unique position as the home of 60% of the global on-ramps to AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Saleforce, and 500 other clouds. Kevin has spent his entire career in the Data Center & Cloud industry working for such companies as SunGard, Savvis, QTS, Exodus Communication and the company that deployed the first node on the Internet way back in 1969, BBN Planet. Kevin earned a BS degree in Management of Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.

Jeff Burges

President & Founder
DataSite

Jeff Burges is the President & Founder of DataSite; a wholesale data center space and network services provider. DataSite provides mission critical data center facility environments coupled with best-in-class facility operations. The company’s data center services solve complex real estate challenges for technology intensive users in the corporate enterprise, managed services and content delivery networks industries and beyond. DataSite currently owns and operates world-class U.S. based facilities in Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boise, Idaho. Mr. Burges has owned and managed over 21 million square feet of commercial real estate, valued at over $2.5 billion. These portfolios consisted of data centers, telecom hotels, bio-technology labs as well as traditional office and industrial properties throughout the United States. Through his 32 year career in commercial real estate, Mr. Burges has gained a deep understanding of the property and critical infrastructure needs of the most discriminating technology companies, while simultaneously honing his real estate skill set. This combination enables DataSite to provide its clients with broad and uniquely valuable data center solutions. In 2003, Mr. Burges founded BURGES property + company with a specific strategy to purchase empty, undervalued and misunderstood data center properties as property investments. In 2008, Mr. Burges launched DataSite as the logical next step in providing the worldwide IT community best-in-class data center space by the kilowatt. Giving back to the industry and community is very important to Mr. Burges. Thus, Mr. Burges has served as an Officer on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Chapter of NAIOP; the Commercial Real Estate Association. He is a regular speaker and mentor to students and faculty at UCSD, San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. Mr. Burges, his wife and children are avid supporters of the MARSOC Foundation (Marine Special Operations Command) at Camp Pendleton, California. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management Consulting.

Mario Calderone

VP, Real Estate
ServerFarm

As VP of Real Estate of ServerFarm, Mario Calderone is responsible for all aspects of the commercial real estate portfolio including acquisitions, leasing, management, financing and disposition. A seasoned real estate industry professional, Calderone has an established track record of successful value-creation across a broad range of investment assets. Prior to joining ServerFarm, Calderone founded and operated Alpine Investment Company, a private investment company that he operated for more than 15 years. During this period, he was responsible for over $500 million of successful investment or capitalization of commercial assets involving entities such as General Electric, Global Exchange, Royal Ahold, ATT Corporation, and Verizon. Calderone also spent several years as Asset Management Vice President for a regional development firm with an office and industrial portfolio totaling more than 2 million square feet. During his tenure, the company successfully built and leased over 700,000 square feet of commercial space. Calderone started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Calderone received a Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Temple University.

Robert Covington

Partner
Redbird Capital

Robert Covington is a Partner of RedBird Capital Partners, where he is responsible for RedBird’s Business & Financial Services, Communications Infrastructure and Technology related investment activity out of its Dallas office. Mr. Covington led RedBird’s investments in Lifeline Capital Management, an asset manager specializing in purchasing of whole-life insurance policies; N3, an outsourced sales and marketing company focused on cloud services; Majority Strategies, a political advertising and marketing business driving constituent influence via direct mail, mobile marketing and other forms of media; and Compass Datacenters, a leading wholesale data center developer, specializing in customized build-to-order solutions for enterprise, cloud computing and service provider customers. Mr. Covington has over 15 years of experience assisting entrepreneurs and families build their business with a specific focus in the Southern U.S. region. Prior to joining RedBird, Mr. Covington spent six years as a Managing Director of The Stephens Group, LLC, a private equity firm investing the capital of the Stephens family, one of America’s longest tenured private equity investors whose business activities began in 1933. Prior to joining The Stephens Group, Mr. Covington was a General Partner at SSM Partners, a private equity firm focused on expansion stage technology, business services and consumer services companies. Prior to SSM, Mr. Covington was the Founder and CEO of Firstdoor, now part of Infor, where he built and directed a seventy-person organization that was one of the earliest “Software as a Service” business models. Mr. Covington holds a B.S. in Natural Sciences and Mathematics from Washington and Lee University and received his MPH from Yale University.

Daniel English

President & Co-Founder
Legacy Investing

Daniel English is the President and Co-Founder of Legacy Investing, an investment firm focused on technology impacted real estate. Legacy has completed >$3B in transactions across 19M SF in data centers, e-commerce industrial assets, and life science buildings. Prior to co-founding Legacy Investing, Daniel was a tech start-up executive with leadership roles across M&A, corporate development, strategy, and product management. Daniel studied engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Economics and Finance at Emory University.

Jeff Ferry

Board Member & Investor
Elea Digital

Ryan Sullivan

EVP, National Head of Data Center Investments
Lincoln Property Group

Ryan Sullivan is an Executive Vice President and National Data Center Group Leader with Lincoln Property Company, overseeing Data Center Investments and Capital Markets. Ryan is responsible for broadening the firm’s data center offering, by partnering with Lincoln’s national commercial and industrial platforms to identify and execute on data center opportunities across the country, including new investments, development, leasing and third-party services for institutional investors, data center operators and end users. He also partners with Lincoln’s Investment Management team to source investment capital for data center opportunities. Ryan has extensive data center investment, development and leasing experience and joins Lincoln from GI Partners, where he led the firm’s real estate development activities, as Director of Investments and Head of Development. Prior to joining GI Partners, Ryan led investment and portfolio management at Landmark Dividend’s Digital Infrastructure Division, prior to its acquisition by Digital Bridge. From 2015 to 2020, Mr. Sullivan oversaw all investment, leasing and development activities for Lincoln’s Data Center business, formerly known as Lincoln Rackhouse. With his leadership and extensive mission critical investment and development experience, he helped build a respectable national data center operating platform of 16 datacenters across 14 markets, totaling over 3 million sq. ft. and 100 MWs of data center capacity. Earlier, he served in development, leasing and portfolio management roles at Digital Realty. Over his 18+ year data center career, Ryan has managed data center and tech/life science portfolios valued at over $7.5 billion in AUM and pursued data center projects in most U.S. and many international markets.

Dallas Whitaker

Chief Portfolio Manager
Carter Validus