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As Co-founder and CEO of EdgeMicro, Mike Hagan leads a team of data center, colocation, and wireless experts who make Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) possible. His brings 30 years’ experience as a change agent in the data center industry, building brands and developing solutions that accelerate growth and establish market leadership.

Mike co-founded EdgeMicro after launching Schneider Electric’s colocation and cloud division – building it from inception to a $500 million revenue generator. He also spearheaded Schneider’s edge and pre-fabricated manufacturing initiatives.

Previously, Mike held multiple leadership positions during his 14-year tenure at Lee Technologies. As EVP of Sales and Marketing, he recruited, trained and managed a 20-person team responsible for more than $150 million in annual revenue. Mike also led go-to-market strategies, branding, competitive positioning and partner programs. After building a scalable business model and achieving a five-fold revenue increase, Mike contributed to the successful sale of Lee Technologies to Schneider Electric.

Mike is an in-demand speaker and author of numerous articles and white papers. He holds a BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami of Ohio University.

Recently named one of the most influential thought leaders in the edge computing industry by Data Economy Magazine, Josh Snowhorn serves as Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at EdgeMicro. His groundbreaking work in creating the peering and interconnection infrastructure was fundamental to building the internet we depend on today.

Previously, Josh was VP and General Manager of Interconnection at CyrusOne, supporting its growth into the third largest data center company in North America. His team created the CyrusOne National IX strategy, which significantly increased the telecom and cloud connectivity options for customers. This proprietary technology was honored by Datacenter Dynamics as the 2014 Outsourced Innovation of the Year.

Prior to joining CyrusOne, Josh served VP of Business Development and Interconnection at Terremark, a global datacenter and cloud services provider acquired by Verizon in 2011. There, he developed emerging markets and drove all business related to peering and interconnection throughout the company’s portfolio.

Josh serves on the board of directors for the Global Peering Forum and the McLaren Car Club, as well as the board of trustees for the Austin Waldorf School. He is also affiliated with the Open Internet Exchange Associations, the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG), Reseaux IP Europeans (RIPE), and the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX).

An energetic, broadly experienced technology executive, Anton Kapela serves as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at EdgeMicro. He leverages his 20 years’ experience in research and development for inter-provider networking, routing security, and data center technologies to develop and deploy high-value edge colocation solutions.

Anton’s devotion to advancing communications networks and wireless technologies has led to groundbreaking advancements in ultra-low-latency radio communications. He has applied his insights in the realm of inter-provider routing security, where he was featured in a 2008 WIRED article titled “Revealed: The Internet’s Biggest Security Hole.” Anton has also pioneered ultra-low-latency radio communication for high-frequency trading firms.

As a principal at Windy Apple Technologies Inc., Anton designed, deployed, and operated a point-to-point, long-haul microwave network, spanning the 700+ mile distance between Chicago and New York City. Previously, the only other company to deploy a terrestrial microwave network of this scale was AT&T.

Prior to joining EdgeMicro, Anton spent ten years serving as CTO and partner at 5NINES LLC. His past experience includes technical system discovery and intellectual property valuation for M&A in the web hosting, ISP, and mobile network operator industries.

Greg Pettine is a data center industry leader with a superior track record for achieving revenue and profit goals. His deep knowledge of data center requirements and trends has been instrumental in building multi-million-dollar businesses from inception to successful exit.

Prior to co-founding EdgeMicro, Greg led strategic alliances for Schneider Electric’s Data Center Service Provider group. There, he focused on the cloud and colocation markets, implementing business drivers around speed-to-market, capital preservation and cutting-edge design.

Previously, Greg served as VP , Data Center Solutions, for CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the world’s largest real estate service. Prior to CBRE, Greg executed DCI Technologies’ disposition of $200 million dollars of enterprise data center inventory that became stranded in the aftermath of the dot-com era. Greg was also a co-founder and VP at Endur Inc., a developer of enterprise computing campuses that was acquired by a Fortune 100 corporation.

A frequent industry speaker, Greg is active in a number of data center technology groups. He holds a BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Loren Zweig is a seasoned data center engineering executive with more than 30 years of experience in designing, building and operating data centers across the globe. He has managed 200+ mission-critical greenfield or retrofit projects in the U.S., LATAM, EMEA and APAC. As EdgeMicro’s VP of Operations, Loren leads the site selection, supply chain, installation, and all operations to meet the needs of a burgeoning digital economy that demands low latency access to content.

Loren is a subject matter expert in data center design and construction management (i.e., power, cooling, security, fire suppression and BMS). His expertise includes advanced facility design, site selection, lease development and administration, M&A, and capital budget planning.

A retired Army Reserve Colonel, Loren was responsible for commanding Army Engineers at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade level. He was deployed to Iraq and several other international locations.

Loren is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer and holds a BS degree in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.