# Adam Berlew

> Adam Berlew is the Chief Marketing Officer of Equinix, the world's largest digital infrastructure company, a job he returned to in September 2023 after an earlier run there and stops at Google Cloud, Atlassian, Broadcom and Dell. A Brown graduate with a Wharton MBA who started writing software as a kid, he has spent more than 25 years turning complex enterprise technology into stories buyers can act on. He also sits on the board of Stifel Financial, the U.S. Olympic Luge Committee, and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Equinix
- **Organizations:** Equinix, Stifel Financial Corp, U.S. Olympic Luge Committee, Council on Foreign Relations
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BA, Brown University
- **Known for:** Chief Marketing Officer of Equinix, the world's largest digital infrastructure company (about 14,000 employees, ~$9.3B annual revenue), Independent board director of Stifel Financial Corp since 2019, Named a Savoy Magazine Most Influential Black Executive in Corporate America (2020)

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Analyst at Boston Consulting Group, focused on market and operations strategy for technology and telecommunications
- **2012** — Joins Equinix as Vice President of Global Marketing / Global Demand Generation & Americas Field Marketing
- **2015** — Leaves Equinix
- **2019** — Joins the board of directors of Stifel Financial Corp as an independent director (Risk Management Committee)
- **2020** — Named one of Savoy Magazine's Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America
- **Google Cloud era** — Executive Director of Americas Marketing, then Cloud AI Strategy, Operations and Global Enterprise Demand Marketing; advisory member for CapitalG
- **Atlassian era** — Head of Global Digital, Enterprise, Economy and Platform Marketing
- **2023** — Returns to Equinix as Chief Marketing Officer, effective September 6
- **2025** — Represents Equinix at Nvidia GTC on theCUBE, framing Equinix as the AI-ready data center

## Achievements

- Chief Marketing Officer of Equinix, the world's largest digital infrastructure company (about 14,000 employees, ~$9.3B annual revenue)
- Independent board director of Stifel Financial Corp since 2019
- Named a Savoy Magazine Most Influential Black Executive in Corporate America (2020)
- Led marketing at Google Cloud and served as an advisory member for CapitalG, Alphabet's growth fund
- Board member of the U.S. Olympic Luge Committee
- Life member of the Council on Foreign Relations

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appeared on theCUBE at Nvidia GTC 2025, positioning Equinix as the AI-ready data center for enterprises deploying AI factories.
- **2023-09** — Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Equinix, returning to the company after eight years.

## Links

- Website: https://www.equinix.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamberlew
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/adamberlew
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddoYgwVqZzs

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Last updated: 2026-08-14