Executive Leadership

As Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, John is responsible for global operations, design, construction, and information technology.  For the past twenty years, he has been at the forefront of data center design and innovation. He has the experience and enthusiasm for innovating and deploying the next generation of sustainable cloud infrastructure in the United States, Europe, and globally. By adopting a manufacturing approach developed in conjunction with some of the world’s largest technology companies and service providers, John leads teams that build and operate data center infrastructure to meet the specific speed-to-market and financial needs of hyperscale cloud and enterprise companies.

John started his career as a network operations engineer, working with some of the world’s largest financial companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.), Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley. As managing director at Bear Stearns, he was responsible for the strategic design, planning, and control of vital data centers worldwide. Before joining CyrusOne in 2011, John served as the director of design and construction for ConceptCSI Global Data Center Solutions. One of the preeminent construction firms in the industry dedicated to designing, planning, and constructing mission-critical facilities.

Owen Morris serves as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for leading CyrusOne’s global finance organization, including accounting, financial reporting, operations finance, risk management, treasury, and strategic planning.

Joining CyrusOne in 2024, Owen previously served as Chief Financial Officer of United Surgical Partners International (USPI), a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, for five years where he played important roles in all finance functions and led key operational decisions, revenue cycle management and acquisition integration. Prior to joining USPI, Owen spent nearly two decades in investment banking and venture capital, primarily with the real estate investment banking team at Goldman Sachs.

Owen is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

CyrusOne’s general counsel, Robert Jackson, champions a commercially-oriented, “focus on what matters” approach to business, fueled by a relentless passion for digital infrastructure, real estate development, and value creation. His journey as a business lawyer, trusted advisor, and real estate executive, provides a unique perspective that complements the company’s diverse senior management team.  Robert currently leads the company’s legal and environmental health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) teams, serves on the capital and pricing committees, and works extensively with the Board of Managers as secretary. From 2020 to 2024, Robert also led the Human Resources team, leaving a lasting impact on the company’s culture and talent development strategies.

Since joining the company in 2015, Robert has provided steady leadership during a period of dramatic growth and change.  He continues to focus on scaling internal and external legal resources to provide innovative, difference-making solutions to support the company’s transformative global growth.  Under his guidance, the EHSS team drives CyrusOne’s industry-leading ESG initiatives, positioning the company at the forefront of sustainable data center operations.  During his tenure as HR leader, Robert emphasized the development of a deep and diverse team, fostering a culture of engagement and inclusion that has become a cornerstone of CyrusOne’s success.

Robert played a pivotal role in the strategic review process culminating in the historic 2022 take-private transaction, valued at $15 billion – a record-breaking deal in the industry.  His expertise was crucial in navigating the deal’s complexities and guiding post-transaction strategic planning.

Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, home of the University of Missouri – Columbia, Robert proudly calls himself a “Tiger by birth.”  He is a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business (BS Finance), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (JD with distinction) and the University of Florida Levin School of Law (LLM Taxation).  Robert represents the company on the Board of Directors of the Data Center Coalition, the premier trade association for the data center industry, serving as a member of the executive committee. Additionally, he is a director of Tech Titans, the technology association of North Texas.

Robert and his wife live in Highland Park, Texas, and he enjoys spending time with their three children, playing basketball, and nurturing a life-long love of photography.

Leslie Jones serves as Chief People Officer, responsible for overseeing all aspects of CyrusOne’s human resources strategy, including talent acquisition, talent management, employee engagement, and total rewards. Leslie is committed to continuing the company’s cultural growth and helping CyrusOne remain a vibrant and inclusive workplace.

Joining CyrusOne in 2024, Leslie previously served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Coalfire Systems, a global cybersecurity company. During her tenure at Coalfire, she led the human capital strategy, fostering rapid growth, and cultivating a healthy, productive culture. Prior to that, Leslie led Human Resources at Benefitfocus, where she played a key role in taking the company public. She also has managed HR teams at Blackbaud, Sun Microsystems (now Oracle), StorageTek and EDS, among others.

In addition, Leslie is a certified executive coach and is currently on the alumni board of directors at Cornell University. She has been a member of multiple advisory boards including Yoga Benefits Kids, University of South Carolina and Engage Talent, an AI software company.

Leslie is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master’s degree from the University of Denver. In her spare time, Leslie enjoys traveling, ice climbing, and practicing yoga.

As Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer, Brent is responsible for CyrusOne’s global go-to-market teams and client relationships. Before this appointment, Brent served as CyrusOne’s Executive Vice President of Engineering, and Executive Vice President of Strategy. Brent joined CyrusOne in 2016, and during his tenure, he held a key leadership role in all of CyrusOne’s global expansion efforts.

Before joining CyrusOne, Brent served as Senior Vice President of sales for Compass Datacenters. Brent also worked with Digital Realty for more than six years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of sales, where he was responsible for overseeing the global go-to-market strategy and client/channel relationship management. Previously in his career, Brent had taken on sales leadership roles at Vettro Corporation, Entrust Inc., and Nortel Networks. Brent received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University at College Station and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Texas.

In his role as Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Europe, Matt is responsible for driving the growth of CyrusOne’s operations in Europe and delivering the very best in data center excellence to CyrusOne’s hyperscale and enterprise customers worldwide.

Matt oversees regional business strategy and an experienced European Management Team to deliver upon site selection, construction, design, operations, finance, HR, legal, technology, sales, and marketing across an operational and development portfolio with an IT power capacity of more than 200 MW in London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Amsterdam and Paris.

Since joining CyrusOne in August 2018 Matt has been pivotal in authenticating the CyrusOne brand in Europe and deploying significant capital across the new development portfolio; more than doubling the European footprint and diversifying the customer base.

Matt joined CyrusOne following its acquisition of Zenium Data Centers where he was Managing Director and a founding member. Prior to Zenium, he was an Executive Director at CBRE, leading the Corporate Outsourcing function in EMEA.

Matt has extensive relationships in the corporate community and a unique understanding of the property investment dynamics of data centers. He is a committed and regular contributor to industry thought leadership through participation in industry forums.

Effective partnership and a commitment to a sustainable future is fundamental to CyrusOne’s growth strategy in Europe. Matt is honored to sit on the European Data Center Association’s (EUDCA) Board of Directors and to be a member of techUK’s Data Center Council. He is committed to strengthening relationships with key policy stakeholders and elevating standards for best practices in the data center industry across Europe; offering his experience, support, and leadership to educate and encourage best practices in data center policy in Europe and around the world.