
Phillip Marangella
Chief Marketing & Product Officer, EdgeConneX
Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing & Product Officer at EdgeConneX, is helping build the next generation of digital infrastructure talent through scalable education-to-career pathways. He helped launch the Digital Infrastructure Capstone program with Infrastructure Masons, expanding from Hampton University to more than 30 HBCUs and other universities. He has also extended this work into K–12 education through the EdgeConneX Education Program and its partnership with Hello World, growing from a pilot reaching nearly 15,000 students toward a goal of reaching more than 100,000 annually across 100+ schools by early 2027.
Through computer science, AI literacy, STEM education, mentorship, and industry exposure, Marangella connects students with practical skills and career opportunities. His work positions education as both a community investment and a long-term strategy for developing a skilled, diverse digital infrastructure workforce.
FINALISTS
Edward van Leent, Chairman & CEO, EPI
Jenna Baker, Vice President, Marketing, H5 Data Centers
Kyle Tons, Assistant Director, Industry Partnerships, Mines
Willow Williams, Founder, ThreadPoint
























