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2024 Data Center Manager of the Year Award Winner

Bjarne Sorbo 
Green Mountain, Operation Director

Thank you to our finalists for their submissions:

  • Rebecca Beard with DC Blox
  • Len Fransen with T5 Data Centers
  • Joe Kendra with STACK Infrastructure
  • Glen Lobacz with NTT Data

2023 Data Center Manager of the Year Award Winner

Paul Abston
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Data Center Manager - Infrastructure Operations Group Leader

Data Center Manager of the Year Award

The Data Center Awards allow us to recognize and celebrate exceptional leaders in the Data Center Community! Join us at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Data Center Manager of the Year and honor the Data Center World Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

The nomination window for the 2025 Data Center Manager of the Year is open. Learn more.