Simone Benn
Community Engagement Co-Chair
Data Center Lease Manager
Vantage Data Centers, LLC.
Simone Benn is a trailblazer with more than two decades of project management, policy development, and operations experience. An accomplished and business savvy professional with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results & business value in high-growth environments and establishing key relationships with business segments. She is currently the Data Center Lease Manager at Vantage Data Centers, LLC. In this role Simone is the key POC for Hyperscale customer lease administration activities. She has full responsibilities for creating and maintaining all lease administration functions for existing and new data centers throughout North America.
Throughout her career, she has witnessed the evolution of broadband, voice, video, and data communications. While at Verizon, she contributed to several working groups that pioneered the development and statewide deployment of industry-transforming technology, FIOS, in New Jersey. As a contributing member of several communications, infrastructure, and technology trade associations, Simone provides actionable data to designers for the development of improved multiservice broadband network architecture. She brings value by focusing not only on the provision of quality of service (QoS) but also service and product availability, accessibility, sustainability, and reliability.
Simone noticed the disparity of gender and minority representation in the communications, infrastructure, and technology industries. She is very passionate about creating inclusive corporate cultures which create management and executive leadership advancement opportunities. She regularly participates in work groups that enhance equity through training and development, meaningful discussion, industry outreach, and sponsorships. These activities also help to develop intentional recruitment strategies which attract and retain diverse talent.
Simone knows the industry is dynamic, so she continually educates herself on emerging technologies and ever-changing regulatory requirements to maintain a perpetual knowledge base. Her love of the industry and her commitment to creating long-term colleague and customer connections enhance her ability to contribute relevant information to solution-based conversations.