Who Founded Equinix?

Jay Adelson co-founded Equinix in 1998. Working at early internet service providers, he recognized that the rapidly growing internet was bottlenecked because rival telecom networks refused to connect efficiently. He envisioned and built the first 'carrier-neutral' data centers—physical buildings where rival networks could securely plug into each other, effectively building the physical intersections of the internet.

Jay Adelson was born in 1970 in Detroit. Education: Boston University; Boston University College of Communication.

Jay Steven Adelson was born on September 7, 1970. His career also includes Netcom, Digital Equipment Corporation's Palo Alto Internet Exchange, Revision3 and Digg. He founded Opsmatic in 2013, which New Relic bought in 2015, and co-founded Center Electric in 2014.

Al Avery co-founded Equinix in 1998 alongside Adelson. He was absolutely critical in designing the intense physical security, redundant power systems, and specialized cooling architecture required to convince paranoid, highly competitive tech and telecom companies to place their most sensitive servers in a shared, third-party building. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).