Keith Olsen, President & Chief Executive Officer
Keith Olsen, President and CEO of Switch and Data, joined the company in February 2004. Keith's vision, planning and management continue to drive the company's accelerated growth. He brings to Switch and Data a wealth of management and practical leadership experiences that spans more than 27 years in the application-based communication services arena. Since taking the company public in February 2007, the company has posted 11 consecutive growth quarters of revenue and EBITDA.

Prior to joining Switch and Data, Keith served as Vice President, Global Channel Management at AT&T, where he developed new markets, offers and sales channels that contributed to the business becoming the market leader in IP services. His global channel strategies, award-winning channel programs and business development alliances were responsible for six consecutive years of significant revenue growth, outpacing the industry's growth each year. Prior to AT&T, Keith served as Vice President with Graphnet, Inc., a carrier and leading provider of integrated data network services.

George A. Pollock Jr., Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
George Pollock joined Switch and Data in 1999 and is responsible for all finance and human resources functions. George brings to Switch and Data more than 19 years of finance experience. Prior to joining Switch and Data, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Merchant Banking Division of Communications Equity Associates, Inc. (CEA), an international investment and merchant bank specializing in the media, communications, and Internet industries. George was responsible for the financial and administrative functions for CEA's $600 million portfolio of private equity funds. Prior to CEA, he worked for Deloitte & Touche as a tax consultant. George is a Certified Public Accountant and he belongs to the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and the FICPA (Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  

Charles D. Browning, Senior Vice President of Operations
Charles Browning has been with Switch and Data since March of 2000. He oversees operations and site management for Switch and Data's colocation and PAIX data centers located throughout North America. Our customers have consistently recognized our site management and operations teams for their unparalleled support and expertise. Charlie contributes his extensive knowledge in business planning, sales management, and network management and surveillance in the telecommunications and information services industry. Before joining Switch and Data, he held executive telecom operations positions with companies including UNISYS, NYNEX, and TCSI Corporation.

Ali Marashi, Chief Information Officer
Ali Marashi joined Switch and Data in 2005 to direct the IT and engineering organizations. Prior to joining Switch and Data, Ali served as Internap's Chief Technology Officer, helping define the corporate vision and lead the technology engineering and product strategy for the company. From 1997 to 2000, Ali was Lead Network Engineer for Networks and Distributed Computing at the University of Washington, where he was responsible for senior-level design, development, and technical leadership and support for all networking initiatives and operations. From 1995 to 1997 Ali was a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for interGlobe Networks, Inc., a TCP/IP consulting firm, acting as senior technical and corporate liaison with a customer base including national ISPs, health, legal, and commercial retail companies. 

Clayton Mynard, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Clayton manages the legal function for Switch and Data and is the Corporate Secretary. Clayton joined Switch and Data in 2003 and has over 18 years of legal experience with 13 years in a corporate legal environment managing all aspects of a full service legal department including compliance, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and supervising litigation. Prior to joining Switch and Data, Clayton held various legal positions at Communications Equity Associates, LLC., Tech Data Corporation; and Anchor Glass Container Corporation as well as having experience as an attorney in private practice. Clayton is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Bill Roach, Senior Vice President of Sales
Bill Roach joined Switch and Data in 2003 with more than 27 years of IT, Internet, and communications experience to Switch and Data.  He is responsible for the sales channels and sales support function.  Prior to joining the company, Bill served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of SonicWall, Inc., a leading provider of integrated Internet security appliances. Earlier, he held executive-level business and sales positions with companies including PCTEL, Maxtor Corporation, and Quantum Corporation. Additionally, during his 13 year tenure at Intel, he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in general management, sales and marketing.

Ernie Sampera, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Ernie Sampera oversees and is responsible for product management, marketing communications, corporate communications and business development at Switch and Data. Joining the company in 2004, Ernie brings 20 years of marketing, sales distribution channels, program management, strategic alliances/business development, and financial management experience. Prior to joining Switch and Data, Ernie served as Vice President of Channel Marketing for AT&T Business Services, where he focused on centralizing and transforming all facets of AT&T's Sales Channel Marketing business unit.  Prior to AT&T, Ernie held executive marketing and development positions with IBM, UNISYS, and the American Medical Association, where he designed, developed and deployed an open network infrastructure that positioned the AMA as a key participant in the on-line information industry.