Stephen Johnston

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Strategic Consultant of IT Infrastructure, Real Estate and Data Center Solutions. @ Switch
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About Stephen Johnston

At Switch, our team is accelerating the expansion of Hyperscale Sales and Product offerings, integrating our groundbreaking data centers designs with renewable energy solutions, coupled with deep industry relationships to facilitate the CSP's and High-tech users sustainable growth. Our strategic vision leverages large campus-style projects, accelerated delivery timelines with safety being the forefront of our delivery platform and ensuring we meet the escalating demand for Hyperscale/ AI-ML solutions with the backing of two well capitalized investment firms, being Digital Bridge and IFM Investors.My tenure at GLP fortified expertise in strategic planning, sales and technology implementation, skills that are now pivotal in managing Switch's extensive lease portfolio. The organization thrives on our collective mission to harness foresight in infrastructure development, delivering scalable, high-quality solutions that propel the Internet's evolution.

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Strategic Consultant of IT Infrastructure, Real Estate and Data Center Solutions.
Stephen Johnston Work Experience Details
  • Switch
    Senior Vice President Of Hyperscale
    Switch Sep 2023 - Present
    Las Vegas, Nevada, Us
    Switch, as a technology real estate/ data center developer, designs, build and operates the world’s most advanced data centers, which are the foundations of the most powerful technology ecosystems on the planet. We believe that as more businesses, governments and devices come online, so does the need for the sustainable growth of the Internet.As a member of the Hyperscale product offering, we will scale the organization being able to capitalize on the foresight that Switch had with large campus style projects, access to sustainable power in large consumption, and access to capital with Digital Bridge and IFM Investor support.
  • Glp
    Vice President Of Global Sales And Strategy
    Glp May 2022 - Aug 2023
    Singapore, Singapore, Sg
    GLP is a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, data center infrastructure, renewable energy, and related technologies. Our combined experience and expertise as investors and operators provide us with a distinct competitive advantage to build, acquire and scale high-quality businesses and create value for our customers and investors. Currently, GLP’s investment management division has over $135B AUM that is invested in over 17 countries and has over 97 offices currently.
  • Ntt Global Data Centers
    Vice President Of Global Accounts
    Ntt Global Data Centers Sep 2018 - May 2022
    London, England, Gb
    NTT Global Data Centers has assembled this team to focus on a new strategic direction to accelerate the growth of the company and provide a global data center platform to allow for continuity and ease of doing business. As part of the NTT LTD. , NTT Global Data Centers, is one of the largest wholesale data center providers in the world with a global network of 140 data centers in 20 countries and regions operated by NTT Communications and one of the most financially strong companies in the data center industry.
  • Qts Data Centers
    Director Of Strategic Accounts
    Qts Data Centers Jan 2018 - Sep 2018
    Overland Park, Kansas, Us
    Recently selected to focus on the top companies who demand large scale infastrcutre/ deployments, speed to market, and economics as the primary reason to select a trusted partner in the Data Center Industry. With the growth of cloud and mobile applications, connected devices, data analytics, and global connectivity have radically changed the IT landscape, having a profound impact on the businesses driving it. These businesses are experiencing an explosion of data causing an immense consumption of IT infrastructure and creating companies with data and compute needs far outpacing traditional enterprises.Demand for large-scale capacity and scalability is growing rapidly with recent industry research forecasting the Hyperscale Data Center market growing from $86.97 million in 2016 to $359.7 billion in 2023. The growth of cloud, big data and compute-hungry applications such social media platforms, mega-scale online retailing, and artificial intelligence applications are driving demand for compute capacity to unprecedented levels.Looking forward to discussing these projects as we move forward with digital transformation of a society.
  • Qts Data Centers
    Director Of Enterprise Solutions
    Qts Data Centers Aug 2013 - Jan 2018
    Overland Park, Kansas, Us
  • Cresa Mission Critical Solutions (Mcs)
    Vice President
    Cresa Mission Critical Solutions (Mcs) Nov 2011 - Aug 2013
    Chicago, Illinois, Us
    Providing strategic guidance for special industry sectors such as Data Center, Co-location space, mission critical infrastructure and other traditional office space. Responsibilities include organizing real estate through the set up and implementation of real estate processes to proactively manage companies’ real estate interest with the overall goals of cost reduction, evolving technology, high density facilities to maximize the value of the company’s leasehold and/or ownership interest.As an intricate part of our Cresa MCS team, we allow our clients access to our market intelligence, financial resources, and relationships to determine best in class design and operational efficiencies needed to make the most informed, risk-free, cost-effective decisions possible. The MCS Practice Group has advised clients in all areas of data center acquisitions, colocation, cloud/ managed services, investment, project management and construction of mission critical spaces.
  • Stream Realty Partners
    Commercial Real Estate Broker/ Tenant Representative
    Stream Realty Partners Jul 2009 - Jan 2012
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Assist Companies and Corporations in all facets of Real Estate. Tenant Representative, critical facilities, mission critical, co-location, managed services, Investment and Build to suits.
  • Jackson Cooksey
    Commercial Real Estate Broker/ Tenant Representative
    Jackson Cooksey Jun 2005 - Jul 2009

Stephen Johnston Skills

Real Estate Data Center Contract Negotiation Leases Sales Strategy Management Corporate Real Estate Co Location Cloud Computing Facilities Management Strategic Planning Lease Administration Negotiation Disposition Real Estate Transactions Tenant Representation Managed Services Tenant Investments Lease Negotiations Investment Properties Mergers And Acquisitions Colocation Technology Implementation Cloud Storage Fiber Optic Networks Relocations Relocation Construction Dark Fiber

Stephen Johnston Education Details

  • Texas Tech University - Rawls College Of Business
    Texas Tech University - Rawls College Of Business
    Finance With A Real Estate Emphasis
  • Carroll High School
    Carroll High School

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Stephen Johnston works for Switch

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Stephen Johnston attended Texas Tech University - Rawls College Of Business, Carroll High School.

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Stephen Johnston has skills like Real Estate, Data Center, Contract Negotiation, Leases, Sales, Strategy, Management, Corporate Real Estate, Co Location, Cloud Computing, Facilities Management, Strategic Planning.

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