Being a digital infrastructure leader is not just about meeting the needs and demands of today—it also means laying the groundwork for the needs and demands of tomorrow. With each day that passes, the Internet is becoming more global and society-critical; being proactive rather than reactive is crucial for ensuring communities, organizations, and individuals have access to everything they need to thrive in this quickly shifting landscape.
A big part of providing and sustaining that access to relevant resources, services, and technologies involves developing sustainable, equitable, and flexible tools and practices that will not only cater to end users wherever they may be, but also protect our planet, prepare future generations of leaders, and support emerging or historically underrepresented communities.
There are so many people in our industry working continually and passionately to achieve these goals. In this list, InterGlobix Magazine recognizes industry’s top titans who are helping to drive digital infrastructure innovation and increase digital access to everyone, in all corners of the world.
Vint Cerf - As one of the “fathers of the Internet” and co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocol, Vint Cerf… 
Marc Ganzi - An early investor in high-speed Internet and the founder of Global Tower Partners—which grew to be… 
Andy Power - As the world’s largest provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, Digital… 
Christian Belady - The Vice President and Distinguished Engineer of Datacenter Advanced Development at Microsoft and the developer behind… 
Noelle Walsh - Having traveled extensively for business, and lived in five countries, Noelle Walsh knows how to work… 
Joe Kava - As Vice President of Data Centers at Google since 2008, Joe Kava has been responsible for… 
Ivo Ivanov - CEO of interconnection powerhouse DE-CIX and Chairman of the Board of the DE-CIX Group AG, Ivo… 
Randy Brouckman - Current CEO and Co-Founder of EdgeConneX a global data center provider that operates local, high-powered, purpose-built… 
Dean Nelson - Having led 10 billion USD of infrastructure projects across three continents, Dean Nelson has extensive architecture,… 
Rachel Peterson - As Vice President for Data Center Strategy at Meta, Rachel Peterson has led the development of… 
Andrew Schaap - As the CEO of Aligned Data Centers, one of the largest and fastest-growing private data center… 
Hossein Fateh - Founder and CEO of CloudHQ (a wholesale data center developer, owner, and operator) and former CEO… 
Funke Opeke - Often lauded as the figure behind Nigeria’s growing Internet presence and digital economy, Funke Opeke is… 
Bevan Slattery - Technological entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has founded and fostered numerous digital infrastructure businesses whose influences stretch across… 
Tesh Durvasula - Having previously led ICT acquisitions worth over one billion USD and grown one company’s revenue from… 
Michael Tobin OBE - With an Order of the British Empire for contributions to the digital economy, Michael Tobin is… 