Global alternative asset manager focusing on digital infrastructure investments, DigitalBridge Group, has named Christian Belady as a Senior Advisor. By using Mr. Belady’s vast experience, the company hopes to strengthen its worldwide data center portfolio and fulfill the growing demand driven by investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.
Christian Belady brings a lot of expertise to his new position, having managed data centers and infrastructure globally for more than 40 years. Throughout his illustrious career, he has won several awards from the industry and is the owner of over 150 domestic and foreign patents for advances in server and data center architecture. He currently also serves as Board Member of Vantage Data Centers and Scala Data Centers respectively.
The hiring of Mr. Belady was welcomed by Jon Mauck, Senior Managing Director of DigitalBridge, who highlighted his significant experience in data center construction, design, and management. Mauck highlighted the critical role Mr. Belady played in spearheading inventions that have significantly improved global energy efficiency and changed industry metrics. Mr. Belady’s role at DigitalBridge is to drive the industry forward by concentrating on energy efficiency and design improvements to meet the increasing needs of artificial intelligence workloads.
The DigitalBridge team has over 25 years of experience investing in and running businesses related to the digital ecosystem, such as fiber, small cells, cell towers, data centers, and edge infrastructure. They currently oversee $75 billion worth of digital infrastructure assets for their limited partners and shareholders. DigitalBridge is based in Boca Raton, Florida, with major operations in Singapore, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Luxembourg.
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Mr. Belady was the Vice President of Data Center Research and Development at Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure Organization before to joining DigitalBridge. He oversaw a group of people who were working to create innovative solutions to transform the industry and solve the problems of growing cloud and AI operations throughout his time there. His duties involved directing worldwide server and data center development activities, including research, engineering, construction, and operations. Mr. Belady was also instrumental in spearheading the energy team’s efforts to increase efficiency and sustainability.
Mr. Belady expressed his happiness at joining DigitalBridge and praised the company’s strategic strategy to investing in global digital infrastructure. He conveyed his excitement to work closely with the management group and take use of their combined experience and knowledge to spur more expansion.
The DigitalBridge team has over 25 years of experience investing in and running businesses related to the digital ecosystem, such as fiber, small cells, cell towers, data centers, and edge infrastructure. They currently oversee $75 billion worth of digital infrastructure assets for their limited partners and shareholders. DigitalBridge is based in Boca Raton, Florida, with major operations in Singapore, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Luxembourg.
Beyond his work responsibilities, Mr. Belady has made significant contributions to the establishment of several industry standards and organizations. These include iMasons Climate Accord (ICA), The Green Grid, and ASHRAE, where he was instrumental in creating industry standards and benchmarks to advance efficiency and sustainability. This year, the North Virginia Technology Council’s Data Center Icon Award and admission to the National Academy of Engineering are two prominent industry honors given to him in recognition of his extraordinary efforts.
To sum up, DigitalBridge’s dedication to improving its data center portfolio and being at the forefront of the changing environment of digital infrastructure would be shown by the hiring of Mr. Belady as Senior Advisor. Mr. Belady’s leadership in the sector and vast expertise will obviously make him well-suited to spearhead the company’s efforts towards sustainability and innovation.
