Meet our executive team

Chris, who joined Flexential in 2016, is responsible for setting and managing the strategic priorities of the company to drive profitability and growth. He is a proven Chief Executive Officer with deep expertise in the economics, delivery and operations in the data center and hybrid IT industries. Chris is a well-known speaker at industry, business, and regional events.

Before Flexential, Chris was Chief Executive Officer at Telx Holdings, a leading interconnection and data center solutions provider based in New York City. He has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in finance and operations, working for Daniels & Associates, BroadStreet Communications and Motient Corporation.

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in International Business from New York University.

Veena leads Flexential’s People and Culture team to support the overall business plan and strategic direction of the company. She has 20 years of experience in all aspects of Human Resources, including talent management, learning and development, total rewards and change management. Veena joined the company in 2020.

Before Flexential, Veena was a principal and managing director at Blake Street Group, offering talent and organizational consulting services to corporate clients, private equity and venture capital firms. In the past, she led HR at Optiv, CoreSite and worked with several other companies in various HR capacities.

Veena holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Cornell. She also completed the Advanced Human Resources Executive Program from the University of Michigan.

Jason leads a team focused on defining, assessing and providing direction on the changing technology landscape facing Flexential’s business and its customers. He and his team are responsible for developing insights on what’s next on the horizon to further position the company as a hybrid IT and data center leader. He joined the company in 2011 and has held various roles in product, operations and technical management.

Jason has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions in product architecture, software engineering, technical sales and support across a variety of companies, including Sun Microsystems, where Jason was honored as a Distinguished Engineer, VMware and the Mayo Clinic.

Jason was the lead author of “Building N1 Grid Solutions,” one of the first books highlighting the combined use of virtualization and automation. He also has several patents in networking, data center resource management, virtualization and security.

He has a bachelor’s degree from Luther College and a master’s degree from Western Governor’s University.

Patrick leads sales, sales operations, marketing, solutions engineering, channel and commercial management for Flexential and is responsible for the company’s focus and revenue growth investments. A 20-year-plus veteran of the technology industry, Patrick has a long record of success across a variety of fields, including sales, marketing, strategy and product development. He joined the company in 2017.

Before joining Flexential, Patrick was U.S. President for OnX Enterprise Solutions, where he helped transition the legacy VAR to a services-led model. Patrick was also Vice President of Sales for North America at Unisys, where he led sales teams in crafting IT solutions for large enterprises and public sector clients. He also held several positions at Sungard Availability Services, including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and sales leadership roles at AT&T.

Patrick received his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Saint Joseph's University.

Mike leads Flexential’s cloud and managed services business focusing on end-to-end technology solutions for our customers’ most critical workloads. Under his leadership, the company has launched several new or enhanced cloud products to provide more hybrid IT options to a broader set of customers. Prior to his current role, he was Flexential’s Chief Product Officer, overseeing the new cloud-based research and development.

Mike has more than two decades of technical leadership experience, having spent much of his career at Cisco, where he was Vice President, Security Services and Cloud Operations.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from The Citadel and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Ryan drives operational excellence and performance optimization for the colocation and interconnection portfolio at Flexential including data center and network operations, product management, design, construction, engineering and facilities management. Ryan joined Flexential in 2020 after nearly a decade at Equinix and has more than 20 years of experience building high-performing technical teams for global, hyper-growth technology companies, including UUNET, SAVVIS, Digital Realty, and XO Communications.

Ryan understands hybrid IT solutions at all scale levels and has strong DNA on interconnection and edge applications which is a differentiator for Flexential. It’s FlexAnywhereTM Network of 40 data centers and an industry-leading 100GB network backbone provides secure, low latency connections for thousands of customers worldwide.

Most recently, Ryan was SVP of Global Solutions Enablement for Equinix, working hand-in-hand with the global sales, network platform, software and operations teams. Prior, Ryan worked at Digital Realty in sales and operations.

Ryan received a bachelor’s degree in International Business from University of Phoenix.

Brian leads all of Flexential’s financial operations, including treasury, finance, accounting and investor relations. He is also instrumental in negotiating and structuring acquisitions and new facility expansions for the company. Brian is responsible for ensuring predictable, profitable growth for Flexential and directs all reinvestment back into the business. Brian joined the company in 2000 as one of the first few employees at Peak 10, one of the companies that came together to form Flexential.

Prior to that, Brian was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for KTI, Inc., a public company that designed and operated waste recovery and recycling facilities throughout the United States. He also served as Senior Manager in the Emerging Business practice of Arthur Andersen.

Brian received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on accounting from Washington & Lee University.

Brian leads the field sales teams at Flexential, taking time to understand and solve customers’ problems with tailored solutions across colocation, cloud, data protection, managed and professional services. He joined the company in 2020 with more than 20 years of experience in the IT infrastructure services and telecommunications industries with a track record of successfully running high performing sales organizations. 

Most recently, Brian led the top performing team within CenturyLink as Vice President of Sales and General Manager for new logo acquisition and overall sales growth. Prior to that role, he held leadership positions in sales, marketing, and operations at Level3, Time Warner and AT&T.

Brian earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and his master’s in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. 

Jason leads our professional services organization, which provides expert guidance to improve our customers’ IT and security maturity. He is responsible for the innovation and delivery of infrastructure and cybersecurity transformation services. Jason joined the company in 2017.
 
Jason has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including consulting and managed services delivery. He is known for his technical expertise in Citrix and VMware-based VDI solutions, and he was an early innovator in the Desktop as a Service industry.
 
Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Regis University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business.

Sherri leads Flexential’s Marketing team and drives growth for Flexential’s Hybrid IT portfolio, including the development and guidance of go-to-market strategies, customer and partner relations, branding and campaign management and lead generation. Before Flexential, Sherri led the global marketing team at Digital Realty and oversaw a significant global expansion, strengthening its market presence and accelerating demand generation.

Sherri brings over 25 years of B2B marketing experience to Flexential, having worked across both enterprise and startup businesses. Prior to her time as the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for Digital Realty, Sherri spent time in leadership positions at Cisco and HP. At Cisco, she oversaw the global marketing portfolio for its services and service provider businesses before being appointed as its Global Partner Marketing leader.

Sherri holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Florida and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Tricia leads Flexential’s external financial reporting team, responsible for managing the reporting of financial results to external parties, including our investors, shareholders and lending institutions. She joined the company in 2010.

Previously, Tricia held financial leadership roles at Continental Tire North America, Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. 

Ory is also a longtime volunteer and advocate for Susan G. Komen, having held various leadership positions on the local and national levels. She served six years of board service to Komen Charlotte. In 2012, she was elected to the national Susan G. Komen Board of Directors as Affiliate Representative to the board and served in the capacity of Audit Committee Chair for three years. 

Tricia is a Certified Public Accountant and received a master’s degree in Accountancy from the College of Charleston.