Senior Vice President, Global Customer Care and Experience

Equinix

Chris Kimm is Senior Vice President of the Global Customer Care and Experience organization at Equinix, the world’s leading digital infrastructure company. Kimm leads more than 900 global teammates responsible for post-sales customer interactions. The organization is comprised of Customer Experience, Customer Project Management, Customer Success Management, Global Service Desk, and Technical Account Management.

Together, these teams work to ensure Equinix customers are supported every step of the way, from installing and running of data center operations, to maximizing Equinix’s digital product offerings, all while delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Outside of his core responsibilities in Global Customer Care and Experience, Kimm is active in the company’s work on Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. From 2019-2021 Kimm was the leader of the Equinix Allies Council, a group of Equinix senior leaders who advocate for underrepresented communities at Equinix, are actively investing in their own development as inclusive leaders and leading change throughout the company.

Born and raised in the Washington DC area, during his career, Kimm has lived and worked outside of the US and has led teams on five continents. Before joining Equinix, Kimm’s experience was in the IT and telecommunications industries. After six years in IT, Kimm in 1997, joined UUNET Technologies, the first commercial Internet Services Provider, and via successive acquisitions, became a leader at WorldCom, MCI, and Verizon in a wide variety of functions. In January 2018, Kimm joined Equinix as Senior Vice President of Americas Data Center Operations. Kimm moved to Global Customer Care and Experience in February 2023.

Kimm is thrilled to be married to his wife, Emily, to be the father of four daughters and grandfather to one granddaughter.

Vice President of AWS Public Policy- Americas

Amazon

Shannon Kellogg is a Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon, leading the company's public policy efforts for Amazon Web Services (AWS) across the Americas. In this role, he oversees policy priorities and strategies for AWS, managing public policy and government affairs professionals in the U.S. (at both federal and state/local levels), Canada, Mexico, and throughout Central and South America. His team's focus areas include artificial intelligence, energy and sustainability, government procurement, IT modernization, cybersecurity, data protection, trade and export controls, economic policy and regulation, infrastructure and data center policies, and workforce development. Across the Americas his team is dedicated to driving carbon-free energy initiatives, supporting AWS's commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint.

Before joining Amazon in October 2012, Kellogg was the Senior Director of Government Affairs for EMC Corporation (now part of Dell Technologies), heading the company's public policy and government affairs office in Washington, D.C. During his nine-year tenure at EMC and RSA (the Security Division of EMC), he served as Director of Information Security Policy and Director of Global Government and Industry Affairs.

Throughout his career at RSA, EMC, and Amazon, Kellogg has been instrumental in developing and executing policy strategies that have supported the rapid growth of public sector businesses for each corporation. This included advising company leadership on large-scale procurement bids in U.S. federal, state, and international government market segments. At Amazon, he was the first public policy hire for AWS and has significantly contributed to the public sector business growing into a multi-billion dollar enterprise over the past 12 years. Additionally, Kellogg has served as a company spokesperson on various topics and policy issues.

With 25 years in the technology industry, Kellogg has also held senior public policy roles at the Business Software Alliance, the Information Technology Association of America, and the Global Internet Project before joining RSA/EMC and subsequently Amazon. He is currently a Board Member of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Data Center Coalition (DCC), where he also serves as Vice Chairman. Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.

Prior to entering the technology sector in 1999, Kellogg was a Program Officer for the International Republican Institute (IRI), focusing on the Middle East, North Africa, and countries such as Turkey and Mongolia.

Kellogg holds a Master of Arts in International Transactions from the George Mason University School of Public Policy in Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and English from Park University in Missouri.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

CyrusOne 

CyrusOne’s general counsel, Robert Jackson, champions a commercially-oriented, “focus on what matters” approach to business, fueled by a relentless passion for digital infrastructure, real estate development, and value creation.  His journey as business lawyer, trusted advisor, and real estate executive, provides a unique perspective that complements the company’s diverse senior management team.  Robert currently leads the company’s legal and environmental health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) teams, serves on the capital and pricing committees and works extensively with the Board of Managers as secretary. From 2020 to 2024, Robert also led the Human Resources team, leaving a lasting impact on the company’s culture and talent development strategies.

Since joining the company in 2015, Robert has provided steady leadership during a period of dramatic growth and change.  He continues to focus on scaling internal and external legal resources to provide innovative, difference-making solutions to support the company’s transformative global growth.  Under his guidance, the EHSS team drives CyrusOne’s industry-leading ESG initiatives, positioning the company at the forefront of sustainable data center operations.  During his tenure as HR leader, Robert emphasized the development of a deep and diverse team, fostering a culture of engagement and inclusion that has become a cornerstone of CyrusOne’s success.

Robert played a pivotal role in the strategic review process that culminated in the historic 2022 take-private transaction, valued at $15 billion – a record-breaking deal in the industry.  His expertise was crucial in navigating the deal’s complexities and guiding post-transaction strategic planning. 

Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, home of the University of Missouri – Columbia, Robert proudly calls himself a “Tiger by birth.”  He is a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business (BS Finance), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (JD with distinction) and the University of Florida Levin School of Law (LLM Taxation).  Robert represents the company on the Board of Directors of the Data Center Coalition, the premier trade association for the data center industry, serving as a member of the executive committee. Additionally, he is a director of Tech Titans, the technology association of North Texas.

Robert and his wife live in Highland Park, Texas, and he enjoys spending time with their three children, playing basketball, and nurturing a life-long love of photography.

Chief Operating Officer

CloudHQ

Mr. Harney is the COO of CloudHQ LLC, a hyperscale data center developer, owner and operator with major data centers in Northern Virginia.  CloudHQ has significant land holdings in Data Center Alley and Prince William County that are data center ready.  CloudHQ is expanding into the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

Mr. Harney is a graduate of Montana State University and New York University’s Real Estate Institute.  He is also a member of ULI and NVTC.

Global Economic Development Lead

Google 

Adria D. Troyer is the Global Economic Development Lead for Google. In this role, Adria leverages her experience providing thought-leadership to Google on economic development market operations, risk management, policy and advocacy, and economic development structuring. 

Prior to joining Google, Adria worked for Ernst and Young LLP (EY)’s Location Strategy, Tax Credits, and Incentives Advisory practices. In this role, she advised national and international companies on site selection and location feasibility, identified and negotiated tax incentives, structured incentives transactions, and secured sustainability incentives. Early in her career, Adria served in a number of roles in the Ohio Governor’s office and worked as a Digital Projects Manager on a presidential campaign. 

Adria received her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School and has been admitted to the Ohio Bar. Adria also received a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Kent State University.

SVP & GM, Hyperscale 

Iron Mountain Data Centers

As SVP & GM, Hyperscale, for Iron Mountain’s Data Center Business Unit, Rohit is responsible for IMDC’s global hyperscale business, including all commercial activities: sales, delivery, and account management, strategic direction for this business, operational oversight, and financial management to maximize customer satisfaction, deepen executive-level relationships, and develop and own our growth strategy. 

Rohit has held previous roles within Iron Mountain, including VP & Global Head of Hyperscale Implementation & Account Management, where he was responsible for the successful onboarding and the overall customer experience. Prior to that, he was VP, Sales & Customer Success, North America, where he was responsible for our commercial activities for retail & enterprise customers, including new logo acquisition, growth within existing accounts, customer satisfaction, and renewals of existing customers. Prior to that, he was VP, Account Management & Customer Success, North America, where he was responsible for the overall customer relationships for our enterprise and retail customers, including customer satisfaction and renewals of existing customers. Prior to Iron Mountain, Rohit held senior level positions with Verisign at their Security Services business unit and America Online/Time Warner. 

Rohit represents Iron Mountain on the boards of the Data Center Coalition and Clean Energy Buyers Association. Rohit is also a board member of the Little Folks School in Washington, DC.

Director of State & Local Tax Policy

Microsoft

Joe is the Director of State & Local Tax Policy at Microsoft.  Joe has been with Microsoft for 28 years.  His roles have included overseeing Microsoft’s Indirect Tax function, including:  Compliance & Reporting, Research & Analysis, Planning & Implementation, Emerging Business Consultation, Audits & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Incentives & Credits.  Joe also supports the company’s data center organization on all U.S. tax matters.    In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for the Data Center Coalition, Joe serves on the WA State Department of Revenue Business Advisory Council, the Association of Washington Business Tax & Fiscal Policy Council, and is a member of the Washington Research Council Board of Directors.  Joe is a graduate of the University of Montana and holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting & Finance and he has passed the CPA exam.  He has four children and is a resident of Sammamish, WA.

Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

STACK Infrastructure

As Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Kevin Hughes manages the Public Affairs organization for STACK and leverages his experience in tech and infrastructure policy, infrastructure strategy, operations, and program management, to create a more favorable environment for data center development and highlight the benefits of the industry to policy government stakeholders at the state, local, and federal levels.

Prior to his current role, Kevin spent over 10 years at Meta advising their global policy and product leadership on how to develop policy strategies for future product development, leading a team comprised of policy, legal, and product professionals to establish global organizational strategies to adapt to new regulatory structures, working within the technical infrastructure space on data center and network infrastructure policy issues, and deploying data centers and networks as a technical program manager.

Kevin is a member of the Data Center Coalition’s Board of Directors and Co-Chairs the Coalition’s Policy Council; is an appointed member of the Board of City of Fredericksburg’s Economic Development Authority and serves as acting Treasurer; is a member of the Executive Board of Directors for the Boy Scouts of America’s National Capital Area Council; and is on the Advisory Board for the University of Mary Washington’s College of Business.

Kevin was awarded a BA in Political Science from The University of Mary Washington.

EVP, Strategic Development

Aligned Data Centers

Mr. Robinson is Aligned Data Centers’ Executive Vice President of Strategic Development and General Counsel, responsible for all legal and development matters for the Company since inception. He has been in practice for over 25 years, cultivating strategic relationships, identifying and analyzing development opportunities, finalizing sales and commercial transactions, and handling all matters involving all types of contractual matters globally, business development, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities transactions (public and private), intellectual property (including patents and trademarks), construction, and regulatory matters.  Prior to joining the Company in 2011, he held senior executive positions within telecommunications and service providers, including general counsel of Con Edison Communications and general counsel and co-CEO of a managed video services provider.  Before going in-house, he was associated with the New York City offices of international law firms.  Mr. Robinson received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude) and a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School.

Chief Marketing and ESG Strategy Officer

Cologix

Page Haun joined Cologix in 2020 as the company’s first Chief Marketing and ESG Strategy Officer. In this role, Haun is focused on accelerating the company’s growth by building marketing programs and thought leadership to promote Cologix’s exceptional colocation and interconnection platform as well as leading ESG initiatives that are sustainable and deliver a positive impact for employees, customers, partners and local communities. 

With more than 25 years of technology experience, Haun has held various global marketing leadership positions. Prior to joining Cologix, Haun was the head of Brand Strategy, Content and Creative Services at Equinix. While at Equinix, Haun also led Americas Regional Marketing, Marketing Planning and one of the company’s top global customer experience initiatives. Additionally, Haun has held several marketing leadership roles in the telecom and media and entertainment industries at Dolby Laboratories, AT&T Broadband/Comcast and Charter Communications. Throughout her career, Haun has been known to be an advocate for change and was recognized for developing winning strategies, delivering results, building and leading high performing teams as well as positively impacting diversity, equity and inclusion. 

As a recognized leader in the industry and in her communities, Haun is involved with multiple non-profits that focus on providing opportunities for early education in low income communities as well as mentoring both students and professional colleagues. Haun has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Spanish from Vanderbilt University. 

Senior Vice President, Land Development
Compass Datacenters

Brett Collard joined Compass Datacenters in 2019 and currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Land Development. Brett is involved in the strategic planning process of site acquisition, power procurement, entitlement, development, and capital markets. 

Prior to Compass, Brett worked as a strategy and operations consultant for a cybersecurity firm, Armor Defense, and AlixPartners. Brett received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Chief Revenue Officer
CoreSite

As CoreSite’s Chief Revenue Officer, Maile is responsible for overseeing overall revenue growth and strategy for the company's portfolio of datacenters. Maile manages daily operations for the company’s national sales and marketing organization and managing strategic planning and business development as well as product development of the interconnection services. Functional areas of responsibility include marketing, sales, channel partners, sales operations/enablement, Solutions Architects, Interconnection Product and strategic business development. Maile brings over 25 years of sales and management experience in the data center, network communications, software and managed services industries driving growth and innovation for companies including IO Datacenters (now Iron Mountain) Abovenet Communications (now Zayo) and Oracle Corporation. Maile received a BA in English Literature from the University of California, at Berkeley. She is a member of iMasons and serves on the board of the Data Center Coalition.CoreSite, Ms. Walker and her team advise on and influence decision-making regarding all aspects of the data center business, business development and strategy. At American Tower, she played a leading role in the acquisition of CoreSite. Ms. Walker earned her B.A. from Purdue University in Political Science and Professional Writing, and her J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.

Managing Director of Americas

Digital Realty

Steve Smith, Managing Director of Americas, leads Digital Realty’s team in driving profitable growth and value of PlatformDIGITAL® in the Americas region. His overarching focus is to align the investment and operational strategy of Digital Realty’s physical assets and industry leading enhanced technology capabilities to accelerate customer growth.

Steve joined Digital Realty following eight years at CoreSite, most recently in the role of Chief Revenue Officer, where he was responsible for the customer lifecycle, including sales and sales engineering, marketing, and new product innovation. Including previous roles at SAP and Avaya, he brings more than 25 years of management experience across enterprise software, network, managed services, and data center infrastructure.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Business Administration from the University of New Mexico

Chief Marketing and Product Officer
EdgeConneX 

Phillip Marangella is the Chief Marketing and Product Officer at EdgeConneX, where he develops and executes the company's marketing and product strategies. With 25 years of experience in international marketing, strategy, and business development across the data center, telecom, and technology sectors, he brings significant expertise to his role. 

Phillip serves on the marketing advisory boards for Lokker, Salute Mission Critical, and Infrastructure Masons. His leadership has earned him several awards, including the PTC'23 Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award for developing and mentoring HBCU Capstone Programs, and the Datacloud Global Agent of Change Award in 2023.  

Phillip earned the Infrastructure Masons Champion Awards for Diversity & Inclusion and Education in 2021 and was recognized as a top 10 marketing executive by DataCentre Magazine. 

Before joining EdgeConneX, Phillip held key roles at companies like Equinix, Coresite, Verizon Business, MCI, Nortel, Globalstar, and Satphone. He also co-founded a tech consulting firm focused on international technology transfer and venture funding of university-developed technology.  

Phillip holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master's in Multinational Commerce from Boston University. His extensive background and innovative approach drive growth at EdgeConneX. 

SVP, Finance 

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure

Therese is based in the company’s Denver office and manages strategy for EdgeCore, which includes site acquisition, utility relationships, IT, and business operations.

Therese has over a decade of managerial and operational experience in the data center space and has a proven track record of successfully acquiring data center land, driving business process improvement, and leading client support teams. Therese joined EdgeCore following roles of progressive accountability at CoreSite Realty Corporation, most recently as Vice President supporting and leading the company’s activities around client-lifecycle management for more than 1,200 clients and $500M in annualized revenue. In the role, her responsibilities included a) on-boarding and capacity deployment, b) on-going support via self-service systems (portal management) and a team of Strategic Account Service Representatives, c) capacity and contract management, d) service-processes design and improvement, and e) incident engagement, remediation, and avoidance. Prior to CoreSite, Therese was a Dean’s Research Fellow at the University of Colorado School of Law, where she authored and collaborated on works related to cybersecurity, telecommunications, and technology.

Therese holds a B.A. in International Business from The University of Texas at Austin. She also holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law.

Head of Global Tax Policy 

Meta

Alan Lee is the Head of Global Tax Policy for Meta and leads the Global Tax, Trade, and Data Center Infrastructure Policy team. In this role Mr. Lee leads a team of subject matter experts who help develop Meta’s strategic priorities for these issues and provide policy guidance for Meta’s global policy efforts. Prior to his work at Meta, Mr. Lee served as Tax Counsel on the Ways and Means Committee as well as personal office tax staff for Ranking Member Levin and Congressman Jim McDermott.  Mr. Lee is a California licensed attorney and was in private practice prior to his work in policy.

Principal Utility Program Manager
NTT Global Data Centers

Education

Graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Electric Power Systems. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 1998 with a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

Work History

I am currently a Utility Program Manager with NTT Global systems, joining in the summer of 2024. I am responsible for developing working relationships with electric utility providers to both evaluate the cost and timing of interconnecting new data centers as well as negotiating interconnection and energy supply agreements to support our business needs. I had a similar role with Meta as an Energy Manager (2020-2022), which also included administering existing energy supply agreements and participating in regulatory and legislative policy issues.

Most of my career has been in the utility electric and gas industry in northeast WI in the rates and regulatory affairs area. I spent over 25 years in various increasing responsibility roles (and company names due to mergers) with ultimately being the AVP of Regulatory Affairs that was responsible for managing the relationship and all major rate filings (rate case, fuel, IRP..) for WI, MI, MN and IL as well as FERC.

As a life-long learner, I have extensive and current knowledge of energy regulatory and legislative issues and market trends. My knowledge includes electric utility pricing/cost of service, rate case management, fuel costs, and utility avoided costs.

I have been involved with development and administration of electric tariffs, cost of service, pricing, and rules. I have testified before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and have significant experience with interpreting and assuring compliance with Commission orders and Administrative Codes and Statues.

I was responsible for development and administration of demand response programs including critical peak pricing for residential, small C&I and large C&I customers. Utility was a recognized leader in demand response programs with over 10% system load as interruptible with effective integration into MISO market.

EVP, Acquisitions

Prime Data Centers

Chris Sumter serves as EVP of Acquisitions for Prime. He brings 20 years of experience in mission critical data centers and colocation facilities. He previously served as EVP at Jones Lang LaSalle where he oversaw the west coast. Prior to this he was co-founder of Santa Clara-based Vantage Data Centers.

Global Head of Data Centers
Prologis 

Chris Curtis is the Prologis Global Head of Data Centers.

Chris is an experienced data center veteran who has led the strategy, design, development, construction and power procurement for over 3 GW of data centers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He was the co-founder of Compass Datacenters where he sourced and led the development for every data center project at the company from 2011 through 2023.

Prior to 2011 Chris spent over 10 years leading the development of various complex high-security build-to-suit projects, primarily for the U.S. Federal Government tenants.

He is a thought leader in the data center industry and frequent speaker at industry events. He has served on both the Data Center Coalition Board of Directors and ULI Data Center Product Council since inception.

Chris holds a BSBA from the University of Arkansas, a JD from Southern Methodist University and an LLM in taxation from the New York University School of Law.

Senior Director of Public Policy & Economic Development

QTS Data Centers

Nick Blessing is the Senior Director of Public Policy & Economic Development at QTS Data Centers, a leading global provider of colocation data center services and technology infrastructure. Nick and his team focus on growing the QTS business by partnering with governments of all sizes to implement business friendly policies and secure creative, differentiated economic development tools for QTS and its customers. Nick has created and grown QTS’ multi-state government affairs practice and has been responsible for the implementation of various public-private workforce development programs, sustainability initiatives, community partnerships, and pro-industry legislative policies across the country.

A proud southern Virginia native, Nick attended the University of Virginia where he focused his studies in Government and fostered his passion for state and local government.

Chief Operating Officer

Stream Data Centers

Rick Crutchley is a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in the multi-tenant data center industry. Known for his expertise in technology services, operations and sales, Rick has a proven track record of driving operational excellence and developing strategies that promote market growth, streamlined operations and profitability.

Rick joined Stream as Chief Operating Officer in 2024 to oversee the strategic direction and execution of the company’s operations, physical security, health and safety, community engagement and portfolio management. Prior to Stream, Rick spent 13 years at Iron Mountain, most recently serving as Vice President and General Manager of North America, where he was instrumental in expanding the data center business while leading high-performing teams.

His dedication to industry innovation, with his collaborative approach to successful outcomes, has led Rick to become respected as a trusted leader in data center operations and strategy.

SVP of Government and Public Affairs

Switch

Natalie Stewart Mitchell is the Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for Switch. She brings extensive experience in public policy development, community and political relations, campaign and ethics compliance, business development, land development and advocacy to her work at Switch. 

Natalie leads the Government and Public Affairs division that develops and implements the company’s public policy work in the areas including technology, tax, economic development, energy and sustainability policy, and education and workforce. Natalie directs these efforts for Switch nationally, and is focused on jurisdictions where Switch has prime campuses: Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Texas. In addition, Natalie leads Switch's federal efforts in Washington DC. 

Natalie works closely on strategic partnerships, and on client development strategies. She uses her knowledge of infrastructure and public sector needs to play a large role in business development for Switch. 

Prior to joining Switch, Natalie’s distinguished career included legislative staff positions with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of Michigan. Natalie served in leadership positions with two Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives, the Office of Michigan Attorney General, and the Michigan Secretary of State. Natalie served on many presidential and congressional political campaigns. She worked on Capitol Hill for the United States Senate and served as a federal lobbyist for the Associated Builders and Contractors in Washington D.C.

A native Michigander, Natalie is active in the community and serves on the Board of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, ArtPrize 2.0, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, The Georgia Chamber, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association and is the Chair of the Friends of West Michigan PAC. Natalie has a B.A. from Boston College and Masters work in public policy through Michigan State University. 

A self-proclaimed "sports" mom, you can often find Natalie in a rink or on the sidelines cheering for her three children and pursuing her passion for travel and cooking. 

Chief Operating Officer
T5 Data Centers

Tom has over 30 years of leadership roles within the mission-critical industry and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for T5 Data Centers. T5's full life cycle of solutions include Build to Suit, leasing, development, construction services, facilities management and operations. T5's Forever On Data Centers are committed to sustainability and focused on renewables. 

Prior to T5, Mertz served as CEO of CPG. Mertz helped the company outpace the data center industry by intentionally transforming how CPG approaches the design, construction, service, monitoring and maintenance of high-powered facilities for its customers.

Previously, Tom was an Executive Vice President for QTS, which owns, operates and manages state-of-the-art data center facilities around the world. Tom also spent 10 years at Lee Technologies, where he was instrumental in leading that company’s transformation into a leading solutions provider for the data center industry.

Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University with continued leadership education at Emory’s Goizueta Business School and George Mason University.

Vice President, Global Marketing

Vantage Data Centers

Serving as Vice President, Global Marketing at Vantage Data Centers, Mark Freeman leads the company’s corporate and product marketing programs. He is responsible for building brand awareness, driving demand generation and increasing customer engagement.

Mark has more than 20 years of strategic marketing experience delivering high-impact business results, including growing market share, acquiring and retaining customers, launching products, expanding into new markets and rebranding companies. Throughout his career, Mark has been a part of numerous public and private companies. He is a trusted advisor and business partner, working with various executives and department leaders to deliver shareholder value through organic and M&A growth.

Prior to joining Vantage Data Centers, Mark served as the Senior Director of Marketing at DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT Data Centers) where he was responsible for advancing the company’s brand, accelerating organic growth through direct and indirect sales channels, and diversifying the company’s markets and product offerings.

Mark has extensive experience in a range of sectors, including technology (SaaS, hardware, wireless communications and physical infrastructure), services and publishing. He played an instrumental role in the growth of organizations such as CalAmp, Wireless Matrix, BizFlow, Balfour Beatty Construction and Standard Publishing.

Mark graduated from Indiana State University with a B.S. in public relations and a double minor in marketing and journalism. He also holds an M.S. in marketing from The John Hopkins University.

VP General Counsel

Yondr Group

Donncha Ó Tuama is VP General Counsel for Yondr, a leading developer of hyperscale data centers, globally. 

Mr. Ó Tuama is responsible for the legal and commercial aspects of delivering Yondr’s data centers, from site selection and development, through leasing, project financing, design & construction to fully operational.  

Mr. Ó Tuama was born in Cork, Ireland and began his legal career as a Barrister in 2009, before joining Ireland’s leading law firm, Arthur Cox, in 2013 where he practiced in commercial litigation and tax disputes. In 2018, he moved to Chicago as Special Counsel Litigation at AmLaw100 law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman. He has significant experience across Real Estate, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Digital Infrastructure and Tech sectors. Mr. Ó Tuama joined Yondr in 2021 and has since delivered 500MW of IT capacity at campuses in Northern Virginia, London, Frankfurt and Johor. He is a regular contributor at industry panels. He now lives in San Francisco.

Mr. Ó Tuama is dual-qualified: admitted to the Bar in the US (Illinois, California) and Ireland. He also holds the Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) qualification for tax professionals.