Gabe Cole
Founder, chairman and CEO, Ixpanse
Gabe Cole is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Ixpanse. Mr. Cole is a tech executive with 25+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, data centers, and networks. At Ixpanse, Mr. Cole is building a facility and team to bring advanced data center and IT Services to the capital region of Türkiye.
Mr Cole is also the Founder and CEO of RTE Group, a strategic consulting firm focusing on data centers, networks, and mission-critical infrastructure. Associated with his work at RTE Group, Mr. Cole has participated in the formation of several innovative companies in the data center and network areas including Virtustream, Telwares, Verne Global, and INAP.
Mr. Cole was a founding member of Open-IX and is a regular participant in NANOG and Arin events.
Mr. Cole began his career at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, an engineering consulting firm. Mr Cole holds S.B. and S.M. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.