Charles J. Meyers

Charles J. Meyers, President and Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for leading Equinix’s strategy, innovation and continued track record of growth, execution and service excellence. In this role, Charles partners with his more than 10,000 Equinix colleagues around the world to be in service to one another and to the customers, partners, shareholders and communities where Equinix operates.

Charles has shaped the company’s strategy and continued industry leadership, including doubling the number of Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers, evolving the capabilities of Platform Equinix®, building ecosystems with thousands of the world’s leading businesses as customers and quadrupling revenues during his tenure.

Charles joined Equinix in 2010 with more than 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions at leading technology and IT companies, including Verisign, Level 3 Communications and BellSouth. Charles earned dual master’s degrees from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and McCormick Graduate School of Engineering. He also holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado.