Ben Stewart is the Senior Vice President, Global Data Center Engineering for Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. His responsibilities include engineering design, build, construction, capacity management, energy management, and event forensics for over 60 international facilities.
Prior to joining Cyxtera, Ben completed 25 years of military duty retiring as a Commander in the U. S. Coast Guard. He joined Terremark Worldwide in 2003 expanding data center facilities internationally. His engineering responsibilities continued when Terremark was acquired by Verizon in 2011 and later purchased by Equinix in 2017. Ben sits on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Miami Dade College of Engineering, and the Advisory Council for AFCOM. He is the founder and President of the Miami Chapter of AFCOM and sits on the Board of Directors for the 7x24 Mission Critical South Florida Chapter.
Ben received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Monmouth University. He completed his PhD in 2017 and is a licensed Professional Engineer.