Rob Stephenson

Mr. Stephenson is an expert in the Data Center and Cloud and Managed Services Industry, with more than 16 years of experience working at Internap, Access Northeast, and Xand, prior to starting 19 Technologies in 2013, a consulting practice. While CEO at Access Northeast and CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) at Xand, Mr. Stephenson successfully oversaw three mergers and acquisitions worth nearly $200 million, transformed Access Northeast from a non-profitable ISP into a $20+ million Data Center leader, built successful direct and indirect channel sales teams, forged lasting strategic alliances and attained aggressive revenue goals. Mr. Stephenson also managed construction projects totaling over 50,000 SF of raised floor Data Center space. As Xand’s CMO, he was responsible for all sales and marketing efforts across the organization which included operations in NY, CT, MA & PA. As the CMO and Board Member, Mr. Stephenson helped grow EBITDA by more than 40% and Gross Margin by 30% within two years. Previously, he was the Eastern Regional Channel & Marketing Manager for Internap Network Services (NASDAQ: INAP). Mr. Stephenson holds a double-major in Economics and Political Science from The University of Vermont and an MBA from Boston College in Technology Marketing, where he was also enshrined in the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society.