Simon Casey
About Simon Casey
Simon Casey serves as the Senior Vice President of Construction for North America at Vantage Data Centers, a position he has held since 2024. With extensive experience in data center development and project management across multiple continents, he oversees significant capital expenditures and a large portfolio in the construction sector.
Work at Vantage Data Centers
Simon Casey currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Construction for North America at Vantage Data Centers, a position he has held since 2024. In this role, he oversees a portfolio that exceeds 600MW in data center construction and design across North America. Prior to this, he worked at Vantage Data Centers as Vice President of Construction NA for one month in 2022 and as Senior Director of Construction from 2020 to 2022. His responsibilities include leading the execution of data center developments for global hyper-scale clients, managing significant capital expenditures.
Education and Expertise
Simon Casey has an extensive educational background in business and construction management. He studied at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, earning a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from 2012 to 2014. He also holds a BSc in Quantity Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University. Additionally, he has pursued professional development through various institutions, including achieving MRICS from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1993 and LEED AP from the United States Green Building Council in 2007. He has been studying at IPADE Business School since 2014, focusing on Doing Business in Mexico.
Background
Simon Casey has a diverse professional background with experience spanning multiple continents, including North America, the United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific region. He began his career as an Associate Director at Jones Lang LaSalle in Hong Kong from 1994 to 1998. He later worked at Regus as Project Director for the Asia Pacific region from 1998 to 2000. His roles at PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. included Program Manager from 2012 to 2017 and Construction Program Director from 2017 to 2020, where he was involved in projects at San Francisco International Airport.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Simon Casey has led the execution of data center developments with an annual capital expenditure of approximately $2 billion. His leadership in construction management has contributed to significant projects in the data center sector, particularly for global hyper-scale clients. His extensive experience and expertise in overseeing large-scale construction and design projects have positioned him as a key figure in the industry.