Evan Pierce
Vice President, Site Development & Energy Development, Americas EdgeConneX
Evan A. Pierce is Vice President, Site Development for the Americas at EdgeConneX, and has more than 20 years of experience in power, energy, and data centers. He oversees the strategic development and tactical execution of EdgeConneX’s Data Center Real Estate expansion across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
Evan started his career serving nine years in the United States Navy as a Reactor Electrical Chief Petty Officer in Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program. He was previously Head of Energy and Sustainability Strategy – US & EMEA at TikTok/ByteDance, Head of Electric Vehicle Energy Management for Amazon, and managed US East Data Center Energy business development for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Evan holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business.
Seminars
- Evaluating local generation sources and utility infrastructure timelines to align site selection with speed and reliability needs
- Facilitating cross-utility and stakeholder collaboration early in site evaluation to address multi-utility requirements and streamline permitting processes
- Utilizing data-driven tools and regional market insights to identify optimal sites that balance grid capacity, resource availability and competitive market positioning
