Mr. Krupp is responsible for capital formation, strategic joint venture partnerships, and spearheads Wharton Digital Ventures’ Data Center platform. During his over 35-year career, Mr. Krupp has been involved in all facets of real estate, including acquisition, development, construction, leasing, asset management, and capital raising. Working both entrepreneurially and with well-established firms including Waterton Residential, CS Technology, Grubb & Ellis, and The Glick Organization he has been involved with the acquisition and development of over $3 billion worth of properties across a broad array of asset classes.

As pertains to WDV’s Data Center vertical, Mr. Krupp brings 15 years of experience in the siting, design and construction of high reliability and sustainable mission critical data centers for some of the world’s largest financial services and technology companies including Bank of America, AIG, Digital Realty Trust and CRG West (the predecessor of CoreSite). He has been instrumental in the firm’s acquisition and development of both utility power and “behind the meter” data center projects ranging from 80MW to 1.3GW.

Mr. Krupp received his Master of Science in Real Estate Development & Investment degree from New York University’s Shack Real Estate Institute, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Jeff Moerdler is chair of the Haynes Boone Data Center and Digital Infrastructure Practice and a real estate partner in the New York office. He has more than 40 years’ experience in general commercial real estate law. Jeff’s real estate practice includes acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, and borrower’s side financing. Jeff also has a particular focus on real estate challenges facing communications, technology and energy companies, and represents property owners and telecom companies in telecom real estate matters, particularly in data center development, acquisitions, sales, leases, colocation agreements and service level agreements. His clients include both large national companies and smaller, local clients, and includes representation of landlords and tenants in all types of leases; counseling owners and developers in the acquisition, sale, joint venture, development, and renovation of property as well as sale-leaseback transactions; advising lenders and borrowers in commercial loans; and the representation of all parties in real estate litigation. He is actively involved in settling real estate, partnership, and inter-family disputes. He also represents many not-for-profit entities and is active in health care, senior living, and educational real estate.

Mr. Busch is the CEO of BigData Southwest & Chairman of Az4Solar.Org. Mr. Busch has over 25 years experience in the Global Semiconductor Industry. For the last decade, Mr. Busch has focused on Economic Development in the Energy and Data Center Industries. Mr. Busch currently serves on the Board of AzSTEM & Arizona Energy Consortium.

With nearly four decades of experience building some of the world’s most sophisticated

government and commercial facilities, Steve brings our clients the leadership, commitment, and unparalleled expertise needed to deliver successful outcomes on complex highly engineered projects.

Steve’s obsession with advanced technology, his real-world construction experience and his

passion for highly responsive customer service provide the foundation for the Compu Dynamics service promise.

In 2002, Steve founded the Andrew Browning Group (now Compu Dynamics). Prior to that, he served as a senior executive with several nationally ranked general and mechanical contractors. His work led him across the United States and overseas.

Throughout his career, Steve has been a student of and thought leader in, the technology and science behind today’s modern building environments. This interest has naturally led to an affinity for clients whose requirements drive them toward facilities that are smart, clean, safe, reliable, and secure. His focus for the last 23 years has been exclusively on data centers ranging in size from 20 kW to over 100 MW.

Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business

Administration, both from the University of Virginia.

For fun, Steve enjoys tennis and pickleball. When he is not competing in business, he may be found sweating it out on a racquet court!

Ryan Gruver is a native Phoenician, with over 16 years of experience in the IT field, 14 years of that being in the data center. He holds a Master’s of Science in Information Management from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Software Engineering from the University of Advancing Technology.

Ryan has served in a variety of roles in IT from a Data Center Operator, System Admin / Engineer, and now as an IT Director. He has a passion for continuous improvement of services he manages, enabling employees to do their best, and ensuring customers get an excellent experience.

Sara Hitt is a corporate account manager focused on liquid cooling technologies, HVAC optimization, and water treatment strategies. Her role lends itself to water quality management, environmental efficiency, and sustainability, as she plays a key role in optimizing data center operations to ensure reliability and resource conservation.

Wendy Peterson helps lead Workforce Development for Google Data Centers. Her work lends itself to building future representative and resilient talent pathways in communities for Google Data Centers and the industry as a whole.

Before Google, Wendy spent over 15 years creating career pathways for the underserved, unemployed, and career changers. She is a workforce development practitioner and leader with multifaceted experience in varied aspects of WFD including academic, for-profit, and non-profit settings. Wendy holds an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Outside of work, Wendy loves cooking for friends and family, snorkeling, diving, reading, and enjoying the outdoors.

Since beginning his career as a structural engineer in 2002, Cody has developed a focused practice in mission critical, healthcare, education, corporate, and industrial projects across the nation. He has a passion for design and believes that collaboration is the key to a successful project. Leading all projects from kickoff to completion, Cody drives communication and facilitates collaboration between team members. He and his team of structural engineers and BIM experts stand ready to tackle any project regardless of complexity. Cody has worked on over 500 data center/mission critical projects during his tenure at AG&E, from 2006 to the present.

Curious, innovative, and customer-obsessed program manager with 15 years of experience in the High Tech construction industry with an emphasis on pre-construction, design-build construction, value engineering, project estimation, and engineering - design management. Lead inception to delivery of projects for engineering and construction scopes valued up to $ 3 Billion. Responsible for project financial reporting; completed quarterly or as required.

• Stanford Certified Project Manager

• Campus Construction Manager Data Center scope for Microsoft Full Campus Release

• Lead Construction Manager Data Center scope of more than $3 Billion for Meta Full Campus Release (Facebook Arizona Data Center).

• Major Construction Projects at Tesla Gigafactory 1 and 2, Intel, Global Foundries, IM Flash.

• Scopes Managed valued at $1MM to $ 2B - Lump Sum, GMP, T&M.

• Pre Construction services, design-build construction, engineering management.

• Negotiated and closed MSA, proposal, and contracts for various services.

12 years of multi-discipline electrical and mechanical engineering experience in the data center industry

Site Selection, Economic Development & Real Estate professional with 11+ years experience in economic development, corporate site selection consulting, and real estate & labor analysis. Striving to find creative solutions for major relocation & expansion decisions, project-led work has resulted in the creation of over 3,700 jobs, $4.2B in capital investment, and more than 4.2M SF in absorbed or built space.

Daniel is responsible for mission critical construction for new and existing Doxel customers. He and his team help clients identify use cases for Doxel’s AI solutions to reduce construction costs and accelerate progress. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Masters of International Business from the University of Florida. Outside of work, he enjoys surfing Ocean Beach in San Francisco and snowboarding in Lake Tahoe.

With over a decade of experience in land development consulting, Chad Riddle has established himself as a leader in the data center and mixed-use development sectors. As Civil/Site Department Manager in Colliers Engineering & Design's Atlanta office, Chad brings a wealth of expertise in site selection, entitlements, and navigating complex jurisdictional approvals.

Chad has worked on large-scale residential, mixed-use, and infrastructure projects across the Southeast and the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region, including Northern Virginia – one of the most active data center markets in the country. During his pivot into the data center industry, he played a key role in securing and executing multi-million-dollar data center projects. His strategic approach to rezonings, entitlement processes, and jurisdictional negotiations has made him a trusted advisor in the evolving data center landscape.

An experienced Structural Engineer and Development manager, Blake Roskelley brings 14 years of experience in the construction industry to his current role at Clark Pacific, a leading provider of innovative engineering and construction solutions.

Blake works across a spectrum of roles - Business Development, Preconstruction, and Product Management. He is on the front lines of project pursuits, developing innovative gravity and lateral systems while working closely with design teams to ensure project goals are met. Post award he continues to refine project specific solutions having successfully standardized these project-based solutions into cost effective market facing products.

In addition to his role at Clark Pacific, Blake serves as a Director on the board of the US Resiliency Council. He endeavors to increase awareness of the importance of resiliency in building design, an issue of significant importance to the Mission Critical and Data Center market. His commitment to this cause underscores his dedication to the advancement of the construction industry and his drive to promote sustainable and resilient building practices.

Kurt’s professional engineering career spans over 40 years. His expertise includes structural engineering design for Mission Critical Facilities such as Data Centers, Health Care Facilities such as Hospitals and Clinics and Life Sciences Facilities such as Biopharmaceutical Pilot Plants and Production Facilities around the United States and the World. His area of expertise is in designing buildings to be occupable after natural disasters including Tornados, Hurricanes and Earthquakes. He has been the structural engineer of record for conventional “fixed Base Buildings” ranging from 1-23 stories, “Base Isolated Buildings” ranging from 1-5 stories, and the retrofit and new construction of buildings incorporating Fluid Viscous Dampers ranging from 1-22 stories. He has published numerous papers on passive energy dissipation and presented the findings at various conventions in Boston, San Francisco and Milan.

For over 23 years as the Founding Principal at PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Kurt spends most of his time developing new leaders at PARADIGM and mentoring staff in Chicago and San Francisco.

As Vice President of Engagement, Megan Baker is responsible for development and implementation of GBI’s global marketing and communications strategies. She joined GBI in 2017 and held roles in client services, business development, and education before rising to her current role in 2023.

Megan is a passionate advocate for increasing accessibility of sustainable, healthy, and resilient buildings through education and assessment. She creates strategic partnerships, identifies recognition opportunities, and opens markets to increase the visibility of GBI’s flagship offering: Green Globes certification. Her outreach efforts helped GBI reach 500 million certified square feet in 2022 and more than quadruple membership in three years.

Megan serves on ASAE’s Marketing Professionals Advisory Committee and was a subcommittee chair in 2022. She also held the position of Membership Chair for the SAME Pikes Peak Post in Colorado in 2022-2022. Megan serves as an Ambassador for Nomad Futurist, to promote access and opportunities for workforce development in the digital infrastructure industry and is a recipient of the 2024 IM100 Award.

Megan has significant experience in content creation, event management, public speaking, stakeholder relations, and strategic planning, and has worked in luxury hospitality and environmental consulting. She holds an MBA from Regis University with a specialty in Operations Management and a BA in Geography from the University of Mary Washington. She resides in Colorado with her family and two dogs.

Jan Buijk is a Sales Director for AB Energy, an organization that is specialized in

providing energy solutions with best-in-class gas engine technology for On-Site Power,

CHP, biogas and other gaseous fuelled power generation applications, as well as

Renewable Natural Gas systems.

Over the past 30+ years Jan has had engineering, project management and direct sales

and marketing responsibilities for dozens of CHP, and other distributed generation

projects currently in operation across North America.

Jan received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utrecht in The

Netherlands, where he also wrote a thesis on the use of landfill gas for power generation

applications.

Stuart leads the support of client technical needs and assists the Stream design, engineering and construction team with overall site layout and design. With 20+ years of mission-critical mechanical systems experience, Lawrence is instrumental in ensuring Stream’s customers can enjoy the highest standard of service excellence and data center solutions. Lawrence collaborates closely with Stream’s customers, developing the next generation of highly effective, sustainable colocation data centers and helping customers secure the flexibility and agility they need to remain competitive in today’s rapidly evolving environment.

Stuart is a sales and engineering expert that has spent decades working across various forms of mission-critical infrastructure. Prior to joining Stream, he served as an executive at Schneider Electric and a sales director at Aligned Energy. Having lived and worked in London, New York City, and most recently Austin, TX, he has participated in projects in several locations around the world, including the United States, UK, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Thailand, and Brazil. This global mindset and wealth of knowledge allows him to collaboratively problem-solve and help both Stream and its customers overcome complex IT challenges.

Stuart holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.

As a Co-founder in 1992, and currently the Director of Environmental Impact at MIRATECH Corporation, Jim provides leadership, strategy and product design expertise for their Power Generation division. Jim rejoined Miratech Corporation in 2019 heading up the ENP Concepts consulting arm after management positions at Rypos Corporation and leading the environmental department at PowerSecure’s microgrid group. In charge of tracking all Federal, State and Local emissions regulations as they pertain to backup generators located at Datacenters in North America and Europe, he ensures MIRATECH’s products and services offer ongoing compliance. Mr. McDonald has testified before the Federal EPA numerous times and is considered a valuable stakeholder on several rulemaking teams at the State Level. For 15 years he has been an instructor for the Advanced School of the Electrical Generating Systems Association on the subject of Emissions from Diesel engines and has authored the textbook chapter on the same. He has a Patent Pending on the use of wire mesh DPF substrates in the pre-heating of SCR catalyst blocks. As the originator of the ‘GVU’ measurement parameter, Jim performs analyses to show the relative comparison on Ultraclean diesel generators versus grid supplied power. As such he advocates for the environmentally justifiable use of stationary generators until emerging renewable technologies are proven and cost effective. Jim holds a B.S in mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Jeff Moerdler is chair of the Haynes Boone Data Center and Digital Infrastructure Practice and a real estate partner in the New York office. He has more than 40 years’ experience in general commercial real estate law. Jeff’s real estate practice includes acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, and borrower’s side financing. Jeff also has a particular focus on real estate challenges facing communications, technology and energy companies, and represents property owners and telecom companies in telecom real estate matters, particularly in data center development, acquisitions, sales, leases, colocation agreements and service level agreements. His clients include both large national companies and smaller, local clients, and includes representation of landlords and tenants in all types of leases; counseling owners and developers in the acquisition, sale, joint venture, development, and renovation of property as well as sale-leaseback transactions; advising lenders and borrowers in commercial loans; and the representation of all parties in real estate litigation. He is actively involved in settling real estate, partnership, and inter-family disputes. He also represents many not-for-profit entities and is active in health care, senior living, and educational real estate.

During the past 35 years, Jeff has developed considerable experience in the intersection of real estate with communications, technology, and energy issues. He has extensive experience representing landlords, tenants, developers, and communications service providers in the leasing, purchase, sale, and financing of data centers, colocation facilities, radio and television broadcast antennas, distributed and in-building wireless systems, rooftop antennas, and fiber-optic transactions as well as the wiring of buildings for broadband communications access. Jeff has also negotiated thousands of data center leases, master services agreements, colocation agreements and service level agreements, rooftop and cellular antenna leases, inside wiring agreements, and antenna tower leases throughout the country – covering over 500 million square feet.

He has also devoted a considerable portion of his practice to power and energy issues related to real estate and other technology matters, including large solar and wind installations, battery storage facilities, and bulk power purchases.

Jeff is a frequent speaker on real estate, data center, and telecom topics around the country. He is Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and on the faculty of the Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute. He regularly speaks as a panelist at data center, digital infrastructure and real estate conference around the United States. In addition, he is regularly quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bisnow, Commercial Property News, Real Estate Weekly, and other publications. He co-authored the first treatise chapter on telecom real law for Powell on Real Property in 1999.

Jeff has previously served in numerous governmental positions, including as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a member of the New York State Banking Board, a member of the New York State Financial Control Board, a member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division of the First Department of the New York State Supreme Court, Assistant to the First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York, and assistant to the Deputy Borough President of the Borough of Manhattan. From 1981 to 1982, Jeff served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles L. Brieant, US District Judge, and later Chief Judge, for the Southern District of New York.

Jeff is also an emergency medical technician on his local volunteer ambulance and President of his local chapter, as well as having served for 8 years on the Board of Trustees of the umbrella organization which is the largest volunteer ambulance service in the United States.

Rhett has worked as a servant leader and mentor across multiple lines of business and around the world with his family accompanying him whenever possible. His 24+ year military career as a U.S. Army Military Police Officer, non-commissioned officer and commissioning through Officer Candidate School and retiring as the Director of Emergency Service, senior law enforcement officer partnering with Homeland Security and Customs and Border patrol at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. This progression laid the foundation for Rhett of seeing things from the ground up and developing a “task deliverable empathy and mindset.

Some highlights include nuclear weapons physical security; Senior Law Enforcement executive supporting Multi-national Operations including United Nations /Combined Forces Command, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps / North Atlantic Treaty Organization / Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. He and his family served overseas for 13 years not including deployments. Post retirement Rhett remained in uniform as the Executive Officer / Asst Professor of Military Science as faculty for Claremont McKenna Colleges.

Transitioning from the military he worked in Crisis Planning and Emergency Management then as a Program Manager for 10 years as a vendor delivering Protective Services for the following Government agencies; NASA HQ, Ames, Goddard, and Langley; Securities and Exchange, Federal Trade and Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions; and National Parks Service (Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall).

Nominative Assignments include the 57th Presidential Inaugural Committee, Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Fusion Center, Homeland Security Advisory Committee and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Rhett has worked most recently in the Data Center Security arena and developed an appreciation and Love for the cross functional, one-team approach to success in this environment. Similar to a military garrison, this “small town vibe” and shared success strategy is a key component to operating and securing this part of our National Critical Infrastructure.

Rhett is a subject matter expert based on work/ life experiences in Phyiscal Security, Contracts and Requests for Proposal, Service Agreements/Key Performance Indicators (KPI) / Service Level Agreements (SLA). The whole team approach to security is enhanced when the vendor team knows the expectations and requirements.

OPS office serves as the focal point for policy formulation, oversight, coordination and management of the Agency Protective Services, fire and security services, counterintelligence (CI), counterterrorism (CT), emergency management planning, and continuity of operations functions

Rhett’s fun facts: Married 42 years, Service oriented family, Katrina our 3 impactful daughters, sons-in-law and 2 grandkids I adore.

Retired after 24 years US Army Military Police Corps as the Commandant and Director of Public Safety / Emergency Services, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Transitioned into a Protective Services contract Program Manager delivering Physical, Technical and Uniformed Security Services with NASA Ames and Langley Research Centers, Goddard Space Flight Center, and NASA Headquarters. The past 7 years Rhett has worked in the data center security world. I enjoy spending time living and discussing topics I am passionate about; family, friends, travel, and being a valuable ally in navigating the private sector or corporate security environment.

Brandy Chapman is a seasoned Business Development Specialist with a passion for safeguarding Mission Critical Sites. Collaborating closely with Directors of Security, Construction Managers, Architects, and Security Consultant firms, Brandy focuses on fortifying site perimeters to ensure utmost security. She firmly believes that the integrity of a high-security site begins with its perimeter, setting the standard for the level of protection afforded to valuable assets within.