Gregory Thompson Jr. named Inaugural Chief Information Security Officer at Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, appointed Gregory Thompson Jr. to its global leadership team as inaugural Chief Information Security Officer. Thompson most recently served as the company's global vice president of physical security and cybersecurity. In the newly created role, he will lead the company's cybersecurity strategy.

According to Business Wire, his remit includes creating business continuity plans, building a model for security threat responses, and developing and maintaining security architecture across the portfolio. According to the company, Thompson will lead the strategy to strengthen the cybersecurity posture at Vantage and secure data as it continues to scale internationally. Thompson said in the release that he will lead the cyber initiatives at Vantage exclusively, protecting digital infrastructure across its growing number of data center assets.

Thompson has nearly 15 years of experience with security requirements in government and commercial organizations, the company says. Before Vantage, he worked at General Dynamics Corporation as a security manager, overseeing security efforts across the organization for more than 400 employees, according to Business Wire. The release says that at the FBI, where he held several roles earlier in his career, one of his positions was acting associate chief security officer. Security Systems News included Thompson on its 40 under 40 list in 2020, Business Wire reports. The company says the Northern Virginia Technology Council recognised Thompson with an award in 2021.

According to the company, Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects technology belonging to large enterprises, cloud providers and hyperscalers. The company says it entered 2024 with 32 campuses spanning 19 markets, 13 countries and five continents. The company says it added nearly 300 team members, taking its total global workforce to more than 1,300 employees.

Vantage says it raised $10 billion in incremental equity and debt financing during 2023. In 2023, according to the company, Vantage entered the Taipei and London markets, broke ground on seven campuses and opened 10 new data centers globally.