Joel K. Andersen
About Joel K. Andersen
Joel K. Andersen serves as the Director of Channel, South at DataBank, where he promotes compliance with various frameworks and supports channel partner relationships. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Utah and has held multiple leadership roles in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
Work at DataBank
Joel K. Andersen serves as the Director of Channel, South at DataBank since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for supporting and growing channel partner relationships across parts of the Midwest and South United States. He promotes DataBank's compliance with major frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, SSAE18, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and Privacy Shield – GDPR. Andersen shares DataBank's solutions and capabilities with partners to facilitate business growth, leveraging the company's extensive colocation and edge infrastructure, which encompasses over 75 data centers and 20 interconnection hubs in 30 markets.
Education and Expertise
Andersen studied at the University of Utah, where he attended the David Eccles School of Business. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management with an emphasis on Small Business Development from 2010 to 2013. His educational background provides a foundation for his expertise in business management and channel partner development.
Background
Before his current role at DataBank, Andersen held various positions that contributed to his professional development. He worked as an Account Manager for SMB at Gartner from 2014 to 2015 and served as Operations Manager at Naples Business Accelerator from 2015 to 2016. He also held roles at Tier4 Advisors, including VP of Marketing and Demand Generation Director, from 2018 to 2022.
Leadership Roles at University of Utah
Andersen has been actively involved with the University of Utah's alumni community. He has served as President of the Atlanta Alumni Chapter since 2020 and was previously the Vice President of the same chapter from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, he was a member of the Board of Governors at the University of Utah from 2021 to 2022, contributing to the university's outreach and engagement efforts in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.