Brent Bensten

Chief Technology Officer at QTS

Brent joined QTS in 2016 as CTO of Product Development and now serves as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. Brent has led technology and innovation at QTS since joining and has been the driving force behind digitization of the QTS business.

Prior to joining QTS, Brent was VP of Operations and then promoted to Chief Technology Officer at Carpathia, a managed service and cloud company acquired by QTS in June of 2015. Carpathia specialized in complex and compliant hosting supporting the fastest growing startups, enterprises and government agencies.

During his time at QTS, he has been responsible for delivering the industry’s first Service Delivery Platform (SDP). In 2019, he created the QTS Innovation Lab (QIL) to create new enabling technologies with a focus on artificial intelligence, visualization and automation that radically reshape how customers interact with the data center providing transparency, visibility and digital services.

Brent graduated from University of Mary Washington in 2000 with a degree in Business. Brent has a passion for workplace health initiatives including sponsoring events such as annual blood drives and helping to gamify fitness initiatives between QTS offices. Brent values family first and most enjoys watching his three kids play sports on weekends; he’s also a die-hard Washington Caps fan.

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