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10 colocation data center executives
These ten colocation data center executives are current and former vice presidents, senior vice presidents and an executive vice president of operations, facilities and platform delivery at colocation and wholesale data center providers. A reader can learn how colocation data center executives approach their work from people who have done it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bill Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Data Center Operations · H5 Data Centers
Senior Vice President of Data Center Operations at H5 Data Centers since 2024, after a decade as its Vice President of Colocation and Data Center Operations (2014–2024). He was earlier Data Center Director (2006–2011) and Director of Colocation Services and Data Center Operations (2011–2013) at Travelport, and his profile cites operations, hosting, colocation and managed services.
David Brennan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Data Center Operations - Programs · CoreSite
Vice President of Data Center Operations Programs at CoreSite since 2019, after two years as its Director of Technical Programs (2017–2019). He writes that he reports to the SVP of Data Center Operations and is responsible for multiple initiatives. He was earlier Director of Real Estate and Facilities Management for CenturyLink's global portfolio (2014–2016) and has taught at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2023.
Don Poskin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Data Center Operations · Cologix, Inc.
Vice President of Data Center Operations at Cologix, Inc. since 2011, a company the profile describes as a network-neutral interconnection and colocation provider headquartered in Denver. Before joining Cologix he was Director, Operations at Level 3 Communications for more than a decade (1999–2011).
Jeff Williams
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · DC BLOX
Senior Vice President of Operations at DC BLOX since 2025, where he writes that he leads the around-the-clock operations of eight data centers across the Southeast. He was Director of Data Center Operations (2019–2020) and Vice President of Operations (2020–2025) at DC BLOX. He was earlier a senior manager of data center operations at Community Health Systems (2012–2019).
Jeremy Pope
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations - Central Region · TierPoint
Vice President of Operations for the Central Region at TierPoint, with the company since 2003. He writes that as Vice President of Operations for TierPoint Texas he leads the Dallas, Kansas City, St. Louis, Little Rock and Nashville data centers. He was earlier a consultant at Accenture (2000–2003) and a systems administrator at AMERISAFE, Inc. (1997–2000).
Joshua Bailey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Data Center Operations · Stream Data Centers
Vice President of Data Center Operations at Stream Data Centers in the Columbus, Ohio area since 2024, after serving there as Regional Director of Engineering (2022–2024) and Senior Director of Data Center Operations (2024). He was previously a Data Center Area Manager (2019–2021) and Data Center Cluster Manager (2021–2022) at Amazon Web Services.
Michael Terlizzi
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Platform Delivery - Engineering & Construction · Digital Realty
Executive Vice President of Platform Delivery, Engineering and Construction at Digital Realty from 2002 to 2023, and SVP of Data Center Operations at CoreWeave since 2024, where he writes that he leads site selection and the design and construction of purpose-built data centers. He was earlier an outside plant and colocation engineer at AT&T and MFS WorldCom (1996–1999).
Ricky Vasquez
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Data Center Facilities · TierPoint
Vice President of Data Center Facilities at TierPoint in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 2019, responsible according to the profile for day-to-day oversight and management of TierPoint's facilities. His earlier roles at the company were Senior Facilities Engineer (2006–2008), Facilities Manager (2008–2011), Director of Facilities (2011–2017) and Senior Director of Data Center Facilities (2017–2019).
Ron Speer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Datacenter Operations · Csquare
Vice President of Datacenter Operations at Csquare (Centersquare), which the profile describes as a data center and colocation company, since 2024, and its Senior Director of Operations since 2024. He was Area Director of Operations at Cyxtera, now part of Csquare (2017–2024), and a Data Center Manager at CenturyLink (1999–2024).
Tom Perkins
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Data Center Operations · 365 Data Centers
Vice President of Data Center Operations at 365 Data Centers since 2022, a provider of colocation, data center infrastructure and network services according to the profile. He was a Vice President at Sungard Availability Services (2012–2022), where a Vice President and General Manager role is also listed from 2022 with no end date, and he lists a long tenure as Vice President of Global Data Center Operations and Engineering (2001–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's role to your question, since leaders of day-to-day site operations, facilities engineering and new data center delivery each own different parts of a provider's business. Consider the size of the person's portfolio, since running a few regional sites and overseeing many facilities across several markets involve different staffing and planning.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you staff and run operations across several data center sites?
- 02How do you plan maintenance and upgrades without disrupting customers' uptime?
- 03What do you weigh when bringing new capacity online or retrofitting an existing site?
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