Josh Simms is the CEO and founder of H5 Data Centers, one of the largest, privately-held data center companies in the US. H5 Data Centers currently manages over 2 million square feet.
Mr. Simms is a seasoned real estate executive, with broad experience investing and managing traditional and non-traditional asset classes, including office, multi-family, data center and retail. Through H5 Capital, Mr. Simms also provides capital, strategic direction and operational expertise to businesses and entrepreneurs in the technology sector. He also co-founded an internet company in the privacy and security space. Prior to H5 Capital, Mr. Simms completed over $2 billion of acquisitions and financings for Douglas Emmett & Co and was an analyst at JER Partners, a private equity real estate firm.
Mr. Simms holds B.S. from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.