Co-founder, Equinix, Inc.
Jay Adelson
Jay Adelson co-founded Equinix with Al Avery in June 1998 after leaving Digital Equipment Corporation, and served as its founding Chief Technology Officer. Adelson later co-founded Digg and Revision3.
- Role
- Former Chief Technology Officer
- Company
- Nasdaq: EQIX
- Education
- Boston University.
Career
- 1993 to 1996Netcom, rising to Director of Network Operations.
- 1996Helped build and run the Palo Alto Internet Exchange at Digital Equipment Corporation.
- June 1998Co-founded Equinix and led the design of its data centers and exchange points.
- August 2000Equinix went public.
- 2005Co-founded Revision3 and Digg, later serving as Digg chief executive.
What the record does not show
No director or executive reaches 1% of Equinix in the 2026 proxy, and Adelson is not named in it. This biography rests on secondary sources, not a filing, so treat dates as less firm than those elsewhere on this site.
Source: Wikipedia on Equinix, Wikipedia on Jay Adelson. This page covers what those documents state. It is not a full biography.
Other founders of Equinix, Inc.
- Al AveryCo-founder
Questions
What was Jay Adelson's role at Equinix, Inc.?
Jay Adelson co-founded Equinix with Al Avery in June 1998 after leaving Digital Equipment Corporation, and served as its founding Chief Technology Officer. Adelson later co-founded Digg and Revision3.
Who founded Equinix, Inc.?
Founded in 1998 by Jay Adelson and Al Avery, who had worked together at Digital Equipment Corporation.