Vantage Data Centers Welcomes Emily Friedberg as Inaugural Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

(US and Canada) Vantage Data Centers announced the addition of Emily Friedberg to its global leadership team as the company’s inaugural Chief Technology and Innovation Officer (CTIO). With nearly 25 years of experience as a business leader, Friedberg is responsible for development and engineering, technology and systems, cybersecurity, and sustainability, bringing a proven track record of delivering high-value results and growth in her past roles.

A subject matter expert in cloud computing and technology infrastructure, Friedberg has spent her career at a combination of global technology companies along with venture-backed startups. Prior to joining Vantage, she served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at SkySafe, a drone software-as-a-service company, where she led sales, marketing, product and operations teams. She also held an executive position at Fastly, a provider of global edge cloud platforms, where she served as global vice president of channel and partnerships.

As a founding executive at Lagrange Systems (now WebScale), Friedberg supported the company in raising $8 million in Series A funding and developed and launched the company’s channel program. As Vantage’s CTIO, Friedberg will draw from this experience to lead Vantage’s technological innovation and sustainability strategy while ensuring alignment with business and environmental goals and market needs.

“As today’s technological landscape evolves at a rapid pace and advancements like generative AI fuel unprecedented demand, I’m looking forward to drawing from my experience driving market innovation and scale to help Vantage continue growing its position as an industry leader in advanced data center development,” said Friedberg. “I am honored to fill this critical role and join a decorated leadership team that is dedicated to providing high-quality results for our global customers and employees.”