Phill Lawson-Shanks

Chief Innovation Officer

Aligned

Phill has more than 25 years of experience identifying new opportunities for further growth of leading data center infrastructure, network architecture, and cloud solutions in the U.S. and abroad.

As Chief Innovation Officer at Aligned, Phill is responsible for the management of revenue generation and profitability objectives, as well as championing key marketing and communications activities aimed at maximizing new business development.

Prior to joining Aligned, Phill served as Chief Innovation Officer at EdgeConneX, where he was instrumental in driving strategies focused on creating the next generation of network edge-based data centers for the digital content ecosystem. 

Throughout his career, Phill has also served in numerous senior executive level positions at Virtacore, Alcatel-Lucent, Savvis (now CenturyLink Technology Solutions), and MCI (now Verizon Digital Media Services). He currently holds eight active technology patents and serves on the Board of Directors for Netrality Data Centers as well as the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) Advisory Board.

Driving the adoption of renewables in the data centre industry – Phill Lawson-Shanks
Data centre infrastructure has never been more vital to the way our world interacts, with a digital revolution occuring across...
Driving the adoption of renewables in the data centre industry
Data centre infrastructure has never been more vital to the way our world interacts, with a digital revolution occuring across...
The role of renewables in today’s data centers
Accelerated digital transformation is driving the need for more data centers built faster than ever before. For environmental stewards like...
The role of renewables in today’s data centers – Phill Lawson-Shanks
Accelerated digital transformation is driving the need for more data centers built faster than ever before. For environmental stewards like...
Powering Digital Transformation with Sustainable Infrastructure, Inside & Out
2020 has seen the realization of digital transformation sooner than many expected, resulting in customers’ expanding IT requirements and a...
Powering Digital Transformation with Sustainable Infrastructure, Inside & Out – Phill Lawson-Shanks
2020 has seen the realization of digital transformation sooner than many expected, resulting in customers’ expanding IT requirements and a...

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Phill has more than 25 years of experience identifying new opportunities for further growth of leading data center infrastructure, network architecture, and cloud solutions in the U.S. and abroad.

As Chief Innovation Officer at Aligned, Phill is responsible for the management of revenue generation and profitability objectives, as well as championing key marketing and communications activities aimed at maximizing new business development.

Prior to joining Aligned, Phill served as Chief Innovation Officer at EdgeConneX, where he was instrumental in driving strategies focused on creating the next generation of network edge-based data centers for the digital content ecosystem. 

Throughout his career, Phill has also served in numerous senior executive level positions at Virtacore, Alcatel-Lucent, Savvis (now CenturyLink Technology Solutions), and MCI (now Verizon Digital Media Services). He currently holds eight active technology patents and serves on the Board of Directors for Netrality Data Centers as well as the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) Advisory Board.

Driving the adoption of renewables in the data centre industry – Phill Lawson-Shanks
Data centre infrastructure has never been more vital to the way our world interacts, with a digital revolution occuring across...
Driving the adoption of renewables in the data centre industry
Data centre infrastructure has never been more vital to the way our world interacts, with a digital revolution occuring across...
The role of renewables in today’s data centers
Accelerated digital transformation is driving the need for more data centers built faster than ever before. For environmental stewards like...
The role of renewables in today’s data centers – Phill Lawson-Shanks
Accelerated digital transformation is driving the need for more data centers built faster than ever before. For environmental stewards like...
Powering Digital Transformation with Sustainable Infrastructure, Inside & Out
2020 has seen the realization of digital transformation sooner than many expected, resulting in customers’ expanding IT requirements and a...
Powering Digital Transformation with Sustainable Infrastructure, Inside & Out – Phill Lawson-Shanks
2020 has seen the realization of digital transformation sooner than many expected, resulting in customers’ expanding IT requirements and a...