John Sabey
Executive Director
Executive Director
As CEO of Sabey Corporation (Sabey), John Sabey heads up a company of 150 driven people in the acquisition and development of a commercial real estate portfolio comprising primarily office and medical technology space. The portfolio consists of approximately 5.4 million square feet developed, owned and managed by Sabey.
Sabey has long developed specialty technology properties for the medical/life sciences, communications, government, and military sectors. As Big Data emerges as an essential component of hyper-scaled products and services, the company’s leadership has been quick to realize their critical reliance on robust, highly reliable data centers. As Executive Director of Sabey Data Centers, one of the world’s largest, privately-owned designer/builder/operator data center companies, Mr. Sabey has helped to assemble an enviable customer portfolio that includes globally-known enterprises in financial services, content delivery, life science research, entertainment, technology innovation and health care.
In 1995, after a successful career in Chicago with Prudential Real Estate Investors, Mr. Sabey joined the family business. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
President
Rob Rockwood is in his eighth year as President of Sabey Data Centers. He leads the SDC team responsible for creating and operating the most sustainable, efficient and customer-focused data centers in the industry.
Rob’s 40 years of management experience includes leadership roles in the US Army, the power industry and 25 years in the data center business. He draws on that experience to build teams that create the very best opportunities for customers and employees to grow and prosper.
Rob graduated from West Point and earned graduate degrees from the University of Illinois and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
He lives with his wife Meg in Virginia.
Chief Revenue Officer
Tim is responsible for Sabey’s national go-to-market strategy. His organization drives leasing of Sabey’s expanding data center portfolio of over 300 MW across five campuses – including Ashburn, VA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY and Central WA. Tim joined Sabey in 2012 and his ability to build an organization capable of communicating the most efficient possible solutions to customers’ capacity requirements has fueled Sabey’s growth.
Chief Technology Officer
John brings 15 years of management experience to the operations of Sabey’s data center portfolio – with no incidence of facility downtime. In addition to all day-to-day operations, start-ups and transitions, John is responsible for developing the conceptual bases of design and operations for data centers, managing client relationships, overseeing construction projects, and planning for electrical utility capacity.
Chief Financial Officer
John Wilson has been with Sabey Data Centers for just over a year now. Prior to joining Sabey, John served as CFO for a private equity real estate firm based in Portland, Oregon. Previously, he held multiple senior positions at Intel. John has a track record for helping businesses achieve rapid growth and improve profitability and has been tasked with the same mandate at Sabey where he’ll leverage the company’s already strong foundation to continue growth. John earned his MBA from Purdue University and has a BA from Brigham Young University. He currently lives with his wife Crystal in the Seattle, Washington area.
Managing Director, Sales
Dan has primary responsibility for sales and leasing at our SDC Manhattan data center located at 375 Pearl Street in New York City. In addition, he leverages the entire Sabey Data Center portfolio to meet his customers’ requirements beyond the New York market.
SVP, SDC – East
VP SDC – West
VP Sales & Leasing
Stuart has over twenty years of experience in the provision of nearly every type of data center and related telecom service including managed services, colocation, IP, CDN, bandwidth optimization, network design and deployment, hosting, and storage.
VP Sales & Leasing
Bobby focuses on providing customized data center solutions for global and hyperscale businesses. He has developed a deep understanding of carrier networks and how they serve data center clients. Prior to working for Sabey, Bobby spent almost 18 years working as a Global Account Executive for Century Link and Verizon.
VP Sales & Leasing
Timothy focuses on providing customized data center solutions for global and hyperscale businesses.
Timothy is a veteran sales and business development executive with experience developing and implementing growth strategies to achieve revenue goals, leading complex deal negotiations, and managing multi-million-dollar revenue pipelines.
Prior to working for Sabey, Timothy has filled roles as the executive, strategist, principal, and founder for a number of highly successful technology, telecommunication and media firms.
Director of Leasing
Energy & Sustainability Manager
Casey is responsible for maintaining sustainable operations within Sabey Data Centers facilities and helping to reach the goal of being carbon neutral. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Technology from the University of Maryland and brings in over two years of experience as a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she enforced and ensured the integrity of ENERGY STAR products.
Carrier Relations Manager
General Manager, SDC Ashburn
Michael Whitlock is the General Manager of Sabey Data Centers, Ashburn. In this role Michael is responsible for the overall success of the campus along with generating revenue by ensuring low churn and excellent customer service to both new and existing customers. He is a driven and dedicated professional leader with over 25 years of experience in the government, commercial and critical infrastructure industry and has tremendous success devising win-win solutions by leveraging strategic partnerships.
Prior to joining Sabey, Michael served as the East Coast Director of Facilities at CoreSite.
Michael loves to golf and hit the open road on his Harley but mainly loves to spend quality time with his family.
General Manager, SDC Seattle
Director of Operations – East
Director of Operations – Eastern & Central WA
Senior Director of Operations