EdgeMicro LeadershipBacked by Experience - Driven by Innovation

As Co-founder and CEO of EdgeMicro, Mike 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 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 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 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 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.

Jarrett Appleby is widely recognized as a leader in the data center infrastructure industry with over 25 years of operational leadership experience for global technology platform and IT Solutions companies. He has held numerous P&L leadership positions with companies including Equinix, Digital Reality, and CoreSite.

While COO of Digital Realty, Jarrett led the development and execution of the Connected Campus platform strategy. This initiative added colocation and interconnection services which complemented the core wholesale campus solution. This successful strategy led to a global expansion into 33 markets along with the integration of three acquisitions worth $10B.

While CMO of Equinix, Jarrett led the development of Platform Equinix to build differentiated solutions to grow from $600M to over $2B. This included five vertical ecosystems including Fin Services, Network & Mobility, Digital Content, and Cloud.

Jarrett is currently focused on building the next generation of global data center platforms and applications as they move to the Edge.

Over 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry providing legal advice enabling clients to quickly bring products and services to market. During his tenure with AT&T (including BellSouth, Cingular Wireless and RAM Mobile Data) he guided his clients through an array of strategically critical business opportunities ranging from bringing the first iPhone to market, launching new businesses such as Digital Life and AT&T’s flanker brand Aio (now Cricket) to building retail and distribution channels. He directly supported the AT&T Mobility President of Emerging Devices, the CEO of AT&T Mobility, the SVP of Strategy, the Chief Marketing Officer, the SVP of International Roaming, and the SVP of Meter Integration.

Jay Adelson is a serial entrepreneur and investor known for his work founding and running companies such as Equinix, Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo and Opsmatic.

Most recently, Jay co-founded Center Electric, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Internet infrastructure. The firm is based in San Francisco.

Jay founded Equinix (EQIX) in 1998, where he was responsible for the original and sustaining business model, growing it to be the largest datacenter company and Internet Exchange service in the world, taking the company public and building it to a multi-billion dollar company. Jay founded Revision3 in 2005, the first Internet television network, selling it to Discovery Communications in 2012. As CEO of Digg, Jay launched and grew what was arguably the first social media company to tens of millions of users and billions of impressions a month, leaving at its peak in April, 2010. Jay served as CEO and sold SimpleGeo to Urban Airship in 2011. Jay founded Opsmatic in 2013, which was sold to New Relic in 2015.

Jay’s passion for Internet infrastructure and communications is the thread between these companies, advisory roles and board positions. In July, 2003, Jay testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research & Development. In 2008, Jay was selected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.