Ihab Tarazi

SVP & CTO, Infrastructure Solutions Group Core

2019 - Current

Board Member

2021 - 2022

Member, Board of Directors

2015 - 2022

Contributed to product roadmap and alignment of technology strategy with company business and financial strategy.

Chief Technology Officer

2018 - 2019

Entrepreneur In Residence

2017 - 2018

CTO

2013 - 2017

Accountable for technology innovation and driving strategic technology engagements with leading platforms as well as emerging innovative players in Security, Storage, Edge Evolution and IoT. Global oversight for Engineering and Operations of Equinix Interconnection platforms including Cloud Exchange, Internet Exchange, and Optical Metro Connect. Spearheaded platform strategy, next-generation technology and innovation to sustain competitive advantage. Managed budgets of $200M Opex and $50M Capex. ✔ Provided leadership to 200 Engineering and Operations professionals globally distributed to support Equinix Interconnection platform across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. ✔ Drove innovation and advanced new company cloud initiatives, growing Cloud-derived revenue from near nil to 1/3 of company revenue; key contributor to delineating Enterprise strategy and customer adoption. ✔ Recruited and led 100+ engineers and team leaders through development of industry-leading Cloud Exchange Platform, leveraging SDN technology to provide API-driven automated multi-cloud and multi-network private interconnection at Equinix’s Data Centers globally. ✔ Collaborated extensively with dozens of leading Network and Cloud service providers to deliver fully integrated hybrid cloud solutions for Enterprise customers. ✔ Fostered development of strategic partnerships with Cloud Platforms including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, Oracle, AWS to fully integrate their products and technology with those of Equinix. ✔ Cloud Exchange continues to be an industry-leading platform driving continued customer adoption and growth for Cloud, Enterprise, Networks and emerging technologies IoT, Storage and Security. ✔ Created a systematic innovation function including technology trends assessments, hackathon, and a technology advisory board consisting of top-level executives from leading technology companies to help advise Equinix on incubation and innovation opportunities.

VP Engineering and Technology

2006 - 2013

Led a global team of 2000+ professionals and provided strategic and tactical oversight for the Engineering and Product Development of Global Enterprise Services including MPLS VPN, IP, Ethernet, Security and Managed Services. Directed the product portfolio across all network assets to support Retail and Wholesale customers. Directed Engineering for Consumer FiOS services including optical connectivity, Internet Service, video streaming and content management. Managed budgets of $8B Opex for Network Services and $1B Capex for network development and expansion. ✔ Managed relations and negotiated win-win agreements with hundreds of suppliers and technology partners including providers of equipment and Network Services globally. ✔ Expanded global IP/MPLS service to 160 countries including many emerging markets such as India, China, the Middle East, Eastern Europe by overcoming many regulatory and business model challenges. ✔ Drove product innovation and global expansion, capturing significant enterprise revenue with leading market share in most markets and positioning Verizon as the leading provider for Enterprise customers; achieved Gartner magic quadrant leadership. ✔ Delivered ground-breaking innovations in network technologies: ✔ First to deploy 100G backbone, first submarine cable to China, and leader in IP protocol innovations. ✔ Delivered best fiber to home consumer products with highest speeds and best video streaming quality in the industry on FiOS.

VP Global Network Engineering

1990 - 2006