Trailblazer and one of the world's most influential climate leaders in data centers and cloud: Susanna Kass, InfraPrime

Data Centre Magazine's 'Trailblazer of the Month'

Susanna Kass , Co-Founder of InfraPrime

In?this month's magazine ?and last week's LinkedIn Newsletter (don't forget to subscribe ), we highlighted Susanna Kass as a trailblazer in the #datacenterindustry . On a mission to drive higher ESG standards across the industry, Susanna is making a difference to today's market and the future generation of data center executives.

Pioneering sustainable data centres and the next-gen of leaders

Susanna Kass has more than three decades of experience in the data centre industry, and it’s almost impossible to top her sustainability credentials.?

Susanna Kass’ extensive data centre accreditations include, but aren’t limited to, her status as an Energy Fellow at Stanford University, being the Co-Founder of InfraPrime, and acting as a Data Center Advisor for the UN SDG Programme.

And, as a cloud sustainability thought leader, Kass is a member of Climate 50 World’s Top Most Influential Climate Leaders in Data Centers and Cloud, has worked across 17 countries, has been named a Top 50 Climate Change Leader, Top 50 Women Leaders in SF, Power 100 Women in Sustainability, and is a Charles Rudd Distinguished Lecturer.

Kass’ previous roles include the EVP Head of Innovation IT operation and Sustainability Strategy for BaseLayer , the Head of Innovation & Strategic Development at NextEra Energy Resources , and the COO of International Operations for eBay , no less.?

“It is imperative to commit to using renewable energy, to revamp clean energy infrastructure, and to build a more sustainable future”

InfraPrime and fuelling the world’s carbon neutrality drives

As the Co-Founder of?InfraPrime , Kass has enabled countless organisations to achieve their goals of carbon neutrality.?

And there is no better sign of the times than the fact that InfraPrime’s client list includes big names such as 微软 , 谷歌 , Equinix , Iceotope Technologies Limited , DCD academic institutions across the world, and a number of other global organisations (including yours truly).?

In fact, InfraPrime has also been chosen by the European Union for the Clean Energy project, to set the industry’s clean energy standard.?

Alongside this, InfraPrime also connects its client to a wide range of #sustainabilitytech , including hydrogen fuel cells, liquid immersion cooling, and carbon dioxide reuse and district heating.

Stanford University’s Energy Fellow, and a Charles Rudd Distinguished Lecturer

In addition to the invaluable assistance that InfraPrime provides at organisational-scale, Kass also works to inspire the next generation of data centre sustainability leaders.?

As part of her role as an Energy Fellow at 美国斯坦福大学 , Kass collaborates with the Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Science Engineer Masters students. She works to instil a holistic understanding of meta-structures, and create sustainability-driven projects that promote 24/7 clean energy and deliver net-zero results.?

Within the university, Kass is also a Climate Change Researcher and a guest lecturer in the Urban Sustainable Systems research programme.?

Thought leadership and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Kass also acts as the Data Center Advisor for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Assisting with the implementation of these crucial targets, Kass brings together leaders in the private sector with public organisations and academics to reach sophisticated, future-proof solutions for the global data centre industry.??

Kass is also one of the researchers behind The Clean Energy For Biden project, which paves the way for America to upgrade its existing infrastructure and work toward carbon neutrality.

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