# Adaire Fox-Martin

> Adaire Fox-Martin is CEO and President of Equinix, the world's largest data-center company. A Trinity College Dublin graduate who once taught school in Ireland, she spent 18 years at Oracle, 14 at SAP, and three at Google Cloud before taking the top job at Equinix in 2024. She runs 280 data centers across 77 markets and calls the internet 'the fourth utility'.

- **Role:** CEO and President at Equinix
- **Organizations:** Equinix, Equinix Foundation, World Economic Forum
- **From:** Ireland
- **Nationality:** Irish (also EU and Australian citizenship)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts and Higher Diploma, both with highest honours, Trinity College Dublin
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO of Equinix, the world's largest data center company, in 2024, Member of SAP Executive Board, Led Google Cloud's global go-to-market organization

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Worked as a teacher in Ireland
- **~1990s-2010s** — 18 years at Oracle in sales and business development roles across government, education and healthcare
- **2010-2021** — Nearly 14 years at SAP, including a seat on the Executive Board leading Customer Success and Global Customer Operations
- **2021-2024** — President, Go-to-Market for Google Cloud and Head of Google Ireland
- **2020** — Joined Equinix Board of Directors
- **2024** — Appointed CEO and President of Equinix in June

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO of Equinix, the world's largest data center company, in 2024
- Member of SAP Executive Board
- Led Google Cloud's global go-to-market organization
- Serves on the Board of the Equinix Foundation
- Recognized by Women's Power Gap as a CEO profile

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Appointed CEO and President of Equinix
- **2024** — Featured on The Times Tech Podcast discussing AI's growing demands on data centers

## Links

- Website: https://www.equinix.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adairefoxmartin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/adairefoxmartin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX06ELBmyxQ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Equinix

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Last updated: 2026-05-15