Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 7, 2011
Michael F. Foust has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director at Digital Realty Trust since its IPO in October 2004. He co-founded the predecessor private equity fund, GI Partners, in 2001 and served as its Managing Director. During his tenure at GI Partners, Mr. Foust directed the acquisition of technology-related properties and portfolio management. He was also a Senior Vice President at CB Richard Ellis, where he managed regional asset services operations, and he was a Senior Director at CB Richard Ellis Investors. Prior to CBRE, Mr. Foust held senior portfolio management and investment positions at UBS Asset Management, Karsten Realty Advisors and Trammell Crow Company. He has more than 25 years of experience in real estate portfolio management and investment. Prior to his real estate career, he participated in the origination of two related international telecom companies operating in New York and London. Mr. Foust received an A.B. degree magna cum laude from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: There are three REITs now that specialize in data center properties, but Digital Realty Trust was the first to go public. Would you give us a brief history of the company's founding, as well as
