Dave serves as an advisor to CIEL. He is a managing partner at Galaxy Data Centers and Galaxy Capital Partners, data center companies that own, operate, and manage wholesale colocation and hyperscale data centers. Dave specializes in integrating energy-efficient technologies and operating playbooks across digital infrastructure assets and leads global strategy around investments and partnerships, including collaborations with investment-grade cloud computing companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, and NTT.
Dave has worked alongside CEOs of Coresite and Vantage Data Centers on build-to-suit and wholesale colocation projects. His career began in venture capital, where he managed a portfolio of more than $50 million in investments in AI startups.
Dave earned his Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University and his MSx from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.