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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 20 CEO Today USAAwards 2017 CALIFORNIA Digital Realty owns, acquires, develops and manages technology-related real estate. The company is focused on providing data center, colocation and interconnection solutions for domestic and international tenants across a variety of industry verticals ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and consumer products. Digital Realty built the global standard for technical real estate, developing a unique capability to acquire, manage, and scale data centre campuses. Now, Digital Realty is building a unique ecosystem of open solutions that power customer growth through exceptional service on a foundation of unrivalled data centre expertise. The acquisition of Telx in October 2015 uniquely positioned us to provide a complete range of data centre solutions on a global scale that best fit our customers’ needs. At the same time, we could connect you to the cloud and all the critical services, customers and partners that drive your business. Our strategic merger with Dupont Fabros Technology, now enables us to support an even greater portion of your IT lifecycle by expanding our ability to meet your data centre needs, from single cabinet to multi-megawatt, up to hyperscale deployments around the globe. www.digitalrealty.co.uk FIRM PROFILE ABOUT A. WILLIAM STEIN Under Bill’s leadership, Digital Realty has executed a series of transformational transactions that have sharpened the company’s strategic focus and significantly enhanced its product offerings. Bill has overseen a doubling of the company’s total enterprise value, as well as its inclusion in the S&P 500 Index. Prior to being named CEO in 2014, Bill served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Bill has over 30 years of leadership experience at a wide variety of companies. Before joining Digital Realty in 2004, Bill was with GI Partners (Digital Realty’s predecessor private equity fund); Co-Head of VentureBank@PNC and Media and Communications Finance at The PNC Financial Services Group; President and Chief Operating Officer of TriNet Corporate Realty Trust (now part of iStar Financial); Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of TriNet Corporate Realty Trust; and he previously held a number of senior positions with Westinghouse Electric, Westinghouse Financial Services and Duquesne Light Company. In addition, Bill practiced law for eight years, specializing in litigation as well as securities and finance. Bill also holds leadership roles within the real estate industry. He serves on the executive board of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the Board of Directors for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., where he serves on the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics (FCREUE) Policy Advisory Board, as well as the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Global Advisory Council (CGAC). Bill has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Science degree with Distinction from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. A. WILLIAM STEIN Chief Executive Officer at Digital Realty