Leadership
Founders, board, and technical advisors drawn from Equinix, Switch, Cisco, HPE, Google, Palo Alto, and Hiranandani — the operators, capital allocators, and engineers who shaped the modern data center industry.
Founders
Co-Founder · Chief Strategy Officer
Leads corporate strategy, investor relations, and strategic partnerships. Founder, Chairman, and GP of Aurum Equity Partners ($1B+ DC private equity fund). Decade at Cisco Systems in technology and strategic leadership. Stanford GSB · Harvard · Berkeley Haas. Twenty-five years across founder, operator, VC investor, and institutional fund manager roles. Primary contact for institutional clients globally.
Co-Founder · Chief Technology Officer
Defines Datanix.ai's technical direction across AI DC architecture, GPU cluster design, security frameworks, and technology vendor relationships. Senior Director and Distinguished Engineer at Cisco Systems (10+ years at Director level). Architect of SASE, ZTNA, and multi-domain policy frameworks. Expert in GPU cluster design, NVLink/InfiniBand interconnect, and AI workload architecture. MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tennessee Tech. Berkeley Haas Product Management.
Co-Founder · Chief Operating Officer
Ensures Datanix.ai delivers on every commitment, from project inception through construction handover to portfolio operations. Large-scale digital infrastructure delivery and facilities management expertise. Multi-market execution across US, Europe, India, and Latin America. Supply chain, procurement, vendor management, and best-in-class PUE outcomes through DCIM and process rigor.
Board of Directors
DC Technology
SVP & GM, Data Center & Internet Infrastructure at Cisco. Oversees Cisco's silicon photonics, switching, and DC fabric portfolio. Architects the connectivity backbone of global hyperscale data centers. 30-year Cisco career with deep hyperscaler and cloud ecosystem relationships.
Infrastructure & Finance
Group Director and CEO Infrastructure, Hiranandani Group (Yotta Data Centers). Built Yotta NM1 — one of Asia's largest DC campuses, 7,000+ racks. Oversees DC delivery, industrial and logistics parks, finance engineering, performance operations, and infrastructure M&A.
Capital & Scaling
Founder and GP, VU Venture Partners. 150+ portfolio companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, Figure AI, Meta, Uber, and Beyond Meat. Expert in scaling companies from early stage to institutional. Advises on capital strategy, fund structure, and LP relations.
Technical Advisory Board
EVP Software Systems & AI, Switch
EVP for all software and AI at Switch, one of the largest US data center operators. Advises on AI-native DC software stacks, automation, and operational platform design.
Director, Google
Google cloud infrastructure director. Insider hyperscaler perspective on how AI DC assets are evaluated, designed, and deployed globally.
VP Engineering, Palo Alto Networks
Former Manager of Equinix Global Data Centers. Rare dual expertise: hyperscale DC operations and global cybersecurity leadership. Advises on DC design, physical security, and compliance certification.
VP HPC & AI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Leads HPC and AI infrastructure strategy at HPE — the world's leading supercomputer builder (Top500). Cray systems, GPU cluster architecture, and AI workload platforms. Prior engineering at Cisco and cybersecurity at FireEye.
Global Presence
Americas HQ · Institutional capital · M&A origination
International hub · Sovereign connections · Global advisory
Engineering · South Asia markets · Technology delivery
Latin America pipeline · Emerging market DC development
Strategy & Advisory
Aurum Equity Partners · Cisco Systems · Stanford GSB / Harvard / Berkeley Haas networks
Design & Construction
Cisco · Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Google hyperscaler architecture standards
Security & Compliance
Palo Alto Networks · SOC 2 II · ISO 27001 · GDPR · CCPA
Operations & AI Infrastructure
Switch · HPE · 24×7 NOC capability · AI PUE optimisation
Capital & M&A Exit
Zoniqx / XRP Ledger tokenization · VU Venture Partners · InfraX edge computing
Every Datanix engagement is led by a named partner. No intermediaries, no junior teams.
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