CBRE appoints Dolven as Data Center Research Director

Gordon Dolven has joined the company as Director of Americas Data Center Research. Dolven will lead the development of the company's data center research and thought leadership in the region and support its data center professionals in business development efforts. He will also collaborate with data center research colleagues in EMEA and APAC on global initiatives.

Dolven joins CBRE from IX Acquisition Corp., a SPAC created to acquire and partner with a global tech or tech infrastructure business, where he analysed and evaluated hundreds of private digital infrastructure companies and published a weekly newsletter on telecommunications and macroeconomic trends. 

Previously, he was an associate at TowerPoint Capital, a digital infrastructure and real estate investment company, where he specialised in analysing cell tower sites. Earlier in his career, he served in investment positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Janus Capital Group; he has previously held Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 licenses.

"Gordon's deep digital infrastructure expertise and strong writing and communication skills will help us elevate our data center and network thought leadership and ensure CBRE is the leading voice on digital infrastructure real estate," says Pat Lynch, Executive Managing Director, Data Center Solutions, CBRE.