James Trout

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CEO of CleanArc Data Centers @ CleanArc Data Centers
James Trout's Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, United States
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About James Trout

As an organizer and driver in business ventures, Jim has consistently created profits for his financial partners. He has combined an innate understanding of real estate, capital raising, technology and people to create uniquely profitable enterprises. As the CEO of CleanArc Data Centers, he is driving a team to innovate on convergence of renewable energy and development of Hyperscale data centers, and advises Quantum Energy Partners / 547 Energy on their investment objectives within digital infrastructure. Prior thereto, Jim founded and served as Founder, CEO, and CTO of Vantage Data Centers (“Vantage”), a Silver Lake Partners company from its inception. Prior to Vantage, he served as Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Technical Operations, with full P&L responsibility, for Digital Realty Trust, a NYSE listed data center operating company and served since the completion of its initial public offering. Mr. Trout founded and had been a Managing Director of Proferian, an operating partner of Global Innovation Partners (“GI Partners”), with full P&L and operations responsibility for the company. He has held senior C–level positions in the data center vertical including as Founder of CRG West (c.k.a CoreSite), a portfolio company of the Carlyle Group. Prior thereto, Mr. Trout was Founder and President of a data center joint venture with Ross Perot, Jr. He was a founding member of Security Capital Industrial Trust, an operating subsidiary of Security Capital Group, which later launched an initial public offering to become ProLogis, the world's largest publicly traded integrated operator of industrial and logistics facilities globally.Collectively, Mr. Trout has led in excess of $750M in initial capital raises towards these enterprises with limited partner profits exceeding $1B.

James Trout's Current Company Details
CleanArc Data Centers

Cleanarc Data Centers

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James Trout Work Experience Details
  • Cleanarc Data Centers
    Founder And Chief Executive Officer
    Cleanarc Data Centers May 2022 - Present
    CleanArc Data Centers is changing the future of data center power. We designed the company with unique capabilities to lead our customers through their clean energy transition. CleanArc Data Centers offers fully packaged data center turnkey program management, design and construction, and operational commissioning bundled with robust power structuring, a breakthrough for the data center industry.
  • Proferian
    Founder And Managing Director
    Proferian Jan 2014 - Apr 2022
    At Proferian, 
Jim was active in real estate and technology investments, as well as an Operating Partner/Advisor to several private equity and infrastructure funds in building their globally impacting strategies towards digital infrastructure. Investing directly in each project, Proferian acted as a lead investor with capital at risk along with its private equity partners, and domestic and offshore investment funds. The firm was focused on recognizing the maximum potential for each project while delivering sustainable profits, quantifiable outcomes, and mitigating risks for our investors.
  • Vantage Data Centers
    Founder And Chief Executive Officer
    Vantage Data Centers Mar 2009 - Dec 2013
    Denver, Colorado, Us
    Jim founded and built Vantage Data Centers, a leader in energy efficient, purpose built, green data centers, with massive campuses in Santa Clara, California and Quincy, Washington. 
The company built highly efficient and customizable data centers that give enterprise customers strategic operating advantages based on 1) rigorous application and data center strategic planning, 2) the ability to significantly reduce data center capital and operating expenses; 3) unprecedented customization of electrical, mechanical and controls architecture; 4) dedicated power delivery, minimum transport loss and electrical redundancy from the power grid to the data center floor, and 4) attainment of LEED Platinum certification. Vantage offers customers an engineering focused engagement with more control over critical design and infrastructure than traditional operators. 

As a result, Vantage gives its enterprise customers the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including IT efficiency, scalability and operating efficiency, and the ability to grow within an existing environment without disruption.The company was capitalized with over $500M, and the limited partners more than tripled their investment.
  • Digital Realty Trust
    Senior Vice President - Portfolio & Technical Operations
    Digital Realty Trust May 2003 - Mar 2009
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Portfolio Management, Development and Operations of Data Centers, Colocation Environments, and Interconnection Facilities. Leading asset management and operations, Jim built the company infrastructure, operating teams, policy and procedures and profit centers, which allowed for the incredible growth and maturity of this global company. He later served as Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Technical Operations, with full P&L responsibility across all domestic and international markets, for Digital Realty Trust, listed on the NYSE as a real estate investment trust. He served since the completion of its initial public offering in November 2004.
  • Coresite
    Chief Executive Officer
    Coresite Jan 2001 - Apr 2003
    Denver, Co, Us
    Founded Coresite, a portfolio company of the Carlyle Group for its initial $500M+ investment in data centers and telecom infrastructure. Developed business and marketing strategy, and built management team focused on the development of key Pacific Rim interconnection facilities based on the West Coast.

James Trout Skills

Data Center Start Ups Contract Negotiation Management Telecommunications Strategy Mergers And Acquisitions Strategic Planning Business Development Enterprise Software New Business Development Security Mergers Leadership Infrastructure Management Integration Saas Due Diligence Portfolio Management Project Management Infrastructure Real Estate Development Facilities Management Strategic Partnerships Competitive Analysis Acquisitions Project Planning Asset Management Asset Managment Cloud Computing Co Location Construction Management Operations Management Contract Management Vendor Management Business Services Program Management Executive Management Budgets Energy Management Business Strategy Negotiation Construction Ups Systems Process Improvement Change Management Business Continuity

James Trout Education Details

  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
    Chemical & Materials Engineering
  • The Wharton School
    The Wharton School
    Finance

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