Speakers
Sean Farney, Vice President, Data Center Strategy- Americas, JLL
As Vice President of Data Center Strategy for the Americas, Sean helps clients operate more than 900 data centers sustainably and efficiently. Lately he's helping customers tackle the electrical and mechanical challenges of designing, building, and operating AI facilities. Prior roles include Director of Data Center Marketing at Kohler, Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Edge data center startup of Ubiquity Critical Environments, and data center manager for Microsoft's 120MW Chicago facility. Sean is a published author in the sustainability space, contributing to both Greener Data volumes 1 & 2, and he strives to embody sustainability personally by hunting, growing, or harvesting a majority of his food and burning deadfall to heat his home, earning him a county-leading Energy Star rating. He holds a master's degree in Information Technology from Northwestern University.