Data Center Manager of the Year Winners

Past Data Center Manager of the Year Winners

Data Center 2025 Manager of the Year, Ryan Patten

2025 Data Center Manager of the Year Award Winner

Ryan Patten
Director of Site Operations, Novva Data Centers

Thank you to our finalists for their submissions:

Jakob Bergstedt, Head of Operations, Conapto
Jeffrey Burns, Data Center Manager, NYI
James Hart, Operations & Maintenance Regional Director East, TECfusions
Ryan Osborn, Director of Operations, Scott Data Center

Data Center 2024 Manager of the Year, Bjarne Sørbø

2024 Data Center Manager of the Year Award Winner

Bjarne Sørbø
Operation Director, Green Mountain

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

Data Center 2023 Manager of the Year, Paul Abston

2023 Data Center Manager of the Year Award Winner

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

Nominations are open | Submit by Friday, February 20, 2026

Celebrating outstanding leadership within the data center community has never been more important. The Data Center Manager of the Year award continues its mission to honor exceptional professionals who are making a real difference in our industry.

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